Thanks for the response. I wish it was just the mirror sticking. When I remove the lens and pull the mirror down, it flips right back up, continuing the exposure. when I did advance the film, the shutter reset. Although, this doesn't always happen. Andy
P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. On Aug 19, 2008, at 2:32 AM, Cotty wrote: > On 18/8/08, Andy Danzig, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> I have a 1979 Pentax MX. Every few years the shutters locks open. >> The camera will be working great and without warning, in the middle >> of >> a roll, the shutter will lock open and won't release. I'm tired of >> sending it off for service and am looking for help to troubleshoot >> this problem myself. >> Any advice or information you can provide is greatly appreciated. > > You say the shutter locks open - is it indeed still exposing or is it > just the mirror in the up position? > > Is the mirror sticking to the spongy mirror-stops? Next time it locks > open, remove the lens and see if the mirror is still up. If so, try > carefully helping it down with your finger, see if it finishes the > exposure. > > Easy to see in a test - remove lens and film back and operate while > observing. > > HTH > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com > _____________________________ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
