According to CRIS, the mirror problem is a faulty motor. I believe the repair cost was quoted at around $250. However, the symptom was a repetitive clicking sound that prevented shutter actuation until the camera was switched off and turned back on again. It gradually got worse.
On May 31, 2013, at 3:10 AM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > > On May 30, 2013, at 6:14 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > >> My k-5's mirror is acting up. When I take a shot, it seems like it flips >> twice and the second time over it returns only partially. That is, the upper >> part of the image in the viewfinder is soft as if I'm looking through tilted >> lens. Turning off/on the power switch helps this far. >> >> I wonder what it usually costs to repair in usa and if it is indeed the >> infamous mirror problem? > > I think that the infamous mirror problem is really a power board problem, so > it might be. > > > -- > Larry Colen [email protected] http://red4est.com/lrc sent from i4est > > > -- > 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.
