> On Fri, 20 Oct 2006, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > a few months and it worked just fine. A couple of weeks ago the mirror > > locked up just as I was about to sell it. So, there you have it - the > > mirror is still stuck. If interested, make an offer. Off list please. > > Thanks! > > Mine did this last week as I was playing around with it, so is there some > sort of failure that's known, and an easy way to correct it, or does it > mean that its due to be checked up by the folks at the repair center?
Sounds like the typical problem associated with MZ/ZX cameras where the plastic gear on the mirror motor is cracked. A brass gear has been issued by Pentax since but the labour to have it replaced is steep. I fixed my MZ-3 once and the whole body had to be disassemlbed basically. Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
