My Kalimar K90 does this as well. VERY cheap body, loud shutter. Available under the Phoenix name as well, I think.
-Mat On 5/21/05, Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For anyone who would like to try/use mirror lockup and do it cheaply there > are several cameras available for little money that have "pseudo mirror > lockup". > In modern terms it's called "mirror pre-fire" just like on the ist-D. > Set the self timer then hit the shutter release, the mirror goes up, the > aperture > stops down, then after however many seconds the shutter fires. > Some of the cameras that have this are the older K mount Ricohs and Chinons > that have a **Mechanical** self timer. > The electronic self timer models don't work this way. > Ricoh KR-5, KR-5 Super, KR-5superII, KR-5III, Chinon CM-7 to mention a few. > There are probably others. > They're all rather nice small, simple, manual exposure cameras too. > My only suggestion would be to be sure the seller will guarantee a working > camera if you buy a KR-5 or KR-5 Super, some of them have a shutter that > fails at speeds above 1/125th or so. It can be fixed but it's a real pain. > > Don > >
