Frank wrote: > Another time, I took a photo and the mirror locked up. (This is > DIFFERENT from when you trip the shutter in auto mode and it is too > dark.) Turning the mode dial didn't have any effect. I put lens cap > on and rewound the film. And I did something else and the camera was > fine again. Lucky too, since that was the day I left both my MX and > other ME Super at home.
Frank The shutter button activates the combined mirror and stop-down mechanism. When the mirror is completely up, its mechanism in turn activates the shutter opening. The shutter is closed by a mechanical lever which is triggered either electronically or mechanically depending on the mode dial setting. When the shutter is fully closed a latch on its mechanism activates the mirror return. Now - the problem is most likely to be a misalignment between the shutter mechanism and the mirror assembly. They are two separate die-cast sub-assemblies screwed together using six (IIRC) screws. The trigger for the mirror return is absolutely tiny, so alignment is very important. If you managed to wind-on the transport with the mirror locked I suspect that you cocked the shutter but not the mirror. Most likely some small knock or movement between the two sub-assemblies caused the mirror to come back down. In any case, I would suggest that you have the camera professionally repaired. HTH Jim Brooks - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
