I have two of them and it never happened to me. ----- Original Message ----- From: Patrick White Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 11:39 AM To: pentaxdiscuss Subject: Re: PZ-1p mirror sticking
"Treena Harp" wrote: >OK, here's a question for any PZ-1p users out there -- have any of you had >the mirror stick while using the camera? We got the mirror unstuck by just >holding down the shutter release, and the camera is back to normal, but have >any of the rest of you had that happen? If so, does it happen often? What >did you do to fix it? I've got two possibilities: If you are using an external flash, you might need to wait a few seconds after the flash-ready light comes on before firing. Mine used to have the mirror stick up for a while after certain shots. After asking around here, we tracked it down to what appears to be a flash-ready signal voltage problem (apparently the LX has the same sort of problem) -- waiting an extra 10 seconds before firing allows the signal voltage to get high enough to not confuse the imp inside the camera. I've had no problems with it since, as long as I remember to give the flash the extra time. The other thing I've noticed, althrough I haven't had any problems from it yet, is that the sticky-backed gray light baffle inside the mirror box is coming unstuck. Mine has been doing this for years now. While it does rub on the mirror, it doesn't seem to be causing any problems (yet?). If yours has bubbled more than mine, or the sticky backing has gotten onto the side of the mirror, it might be causing the problem too. hope this helps, patbob ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) - 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 . - 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 .
