No, if the foam is removed the mirror won't be positioned correctly for
accurate focus. It must be replaced.
Paul
On Feb 11, 2006, at 9:20 AM, Toine Kuiper wrote:
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
