Thanks! Passed this info along to my husband, who promptly checked the baffling (fine), and decided you're right on the voltage problem. He'll be watching for it in the future.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pentaxdiscuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 10:39 AM Subject: Re: PZ-1p mirror sticking > > 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. - 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 .
