Planet Happy! The only problem is that it wears off every six hours. On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 9:22 AM, P. J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > And your planet is called? > > On 11/15/2010 7:56 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: >> >> Fortunately, we never have problems with the DSLRs. >> >> On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 12:09 PM, John Sessoms<[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Yeah, I can hear something going on in there. All that whizzing, and >>> whirring and clunking would be cool sound effects if it weren't for the >>> problem with the mirror return. >>> >>> I've been doing what you suggest, exercising the shutter. >>> >>> Current status: >>> >>> Speeds 1/15 second or faster the mirror will return about 99% of the >>> time. >>> The mirror will also return on B. >>> >>> Speeds 1/8 or slower the mirror stays up, but all I have to do is cock >>> it& >>> set the shutter speed to 1/15 or greater. I'm now mostly not having to >>> turn >>> it upside down to unstick the mirror. >>> >>> I'm afraid I won't have time to get it serviced before my trip. That is, >>> I >>> may be able to get it in to the shop I use, but I don't know if I'll get >>> it >>> back in time. >>> >>> Meanwhile, I already have film in the LX& I'm going out today and >>> exercise >>> it. >>> >>> If the LX lets me down, I've still got a Super Program and 2 PZ-1p bodies >>> to >>> go through. I don't know which camera I'm going to use yet, other than I >>> intend it to be a Pentax of some sort. >>> >>> I really wanted it to be the K1000, but how ever it works out, *I AM* >>> going >>> to shoot those last two rolls of Kodachrome on my trip! >>> >>> From: "P. J. Alling" >>> >>>> The slow shutter speeds are controlled by a different timer than the >>>> fast. Sounds like the lubrication has gotten stiff. Maybe exercising >>>> the shutter a number of times at varying speeds will loosen it up. >>>> Otherwise a CLA is in order. Objectively the camera isn't worth a CLA >>>> but if you like it it's worth it. >>>> >>>> On 11/13/2010 8:00 PM, John Sessoms wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Got the K1000 out and dusted it off. Battery checked good >>>>>> according to the user manual. Ran it through all the shutter >>>>>> speeds. Everything checked out fine. >>>>>> >>>>>> Until I put a roll of film in it (*NOT* one of my last 2 rolls of >>>>>> Kodachrome). >>>>>> >>>>>> Then the mirror developed a peculiar malfunction. Mirror won't >>>>>> return if the shutter speed is 1/8 sec or slower. >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> > > > -- > "His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed > moral bankruptcy." > -Woody Allen > > > -- > 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. >
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