One of my MX bodies also is sticky and I suspect the foam next to the focussing screen which dampens the mirror. This foam gets very sticky almost liquid after many years and residues are present on the mirror. Could it be an option to simply remove this foam?
Toine On 2/11/06, Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Agreed, sit and watch a movie and cock and fire > the camera the whole time. > Pentax bodies thrive on being used, idle time > makes them stiff (like me). ;-) > I try to keep a winder on hand so I can "work" > a body well before I sell it, keeps problems > to a minimum. > I have 50-75 Pentax bodies at any given time, > it's inevitable that some sit idle for quite > a while before getting sold/used. > > Don > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bob Shell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 6:45 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: sticky mirror... MX ? > > > > > > > > On Feb 11, 2006, at 7:18 AM, Francis Tang wrote: > > > > > I had the MX serviced three years ago by Pentax Service here in the > > > UK. > > > Admittedly, since then I've hardly used the camera and it did spend > > > most of > > > those three years in hot and humid conditions in the Far East. > > > > > > Fire it a bunch of times without film. It may be sticky just from > > lack of use. If the mirror doesn't go all the way up, help it gently > > through the lens mount with a clean cotton swab. If this doesn't > > make it happy, time to go back to service. > > > > Bob > > > >
