Mirror sound

GabrielFFontes · 10-23-2011, 12:53 PM

Hi!
I was shooting a couple of pics today, and i noticed sometimes, after i shot (3 secs later, something like that), the mirror slapped again.
Is that the famous "mirror flop"?
I dont know if everytime it did i was using liveview, but i dont think so. (i was using liveview to shoot from dificult angles)
Is that a problem? It happened like 3 times...
Thank you

icywindow · 10-23-2011, 06:30 PM - **1 Like**

It sounds like maybe the self timer feature is on (mirror up, 2 seconds, take photo). You can check it by pressing the up button while shooting to see what mode the camera is in. Hope that helps.

GabrielFFontes · 10-23-2011, 06:47 PM

Hi!
Thanks for the help, but thats not it.
It happened just like 3 times during the entire time i was shooting.

It doesnt sound like a serious problem, tho...so im fine..
Anyway, thanks!

Philoslothical · 10-23-2011, 07:03 PM

Doesn't sound like the K-5 mirror flop issue, which afaik doesn't affect the K-r anyway. It sounds like maybe you're leaving LV mode, as it's normal for the mirror to flip back down after that. Further than that, hard to say, sorry.

10-23-2011, 12:53 PM	#1
GabrielFFontes Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Posts: 647	Mirror sound Hi! I was shooting a couple of pics today, and i noticed sometimes, after i shot (3 secs later, something like that), the mirror slapped again. Is that the famous "mirror flop"? I dont know if everytime it did i was using liveview, but i dont think so. (i was using liveview to shoot from dificult angles) Is that a problem? It happened like 3 times... Thank you

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10-23-2011, 06:30 PM - 1 Like	#2
icywindow Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 303	It sounds like maybe the self timer feature is on (mirror up, 2 seconds, take photo). You can check it by pressing the up button while shooting to see what mode the camera is in. Hope that helps.

10-23-2011, 06:47 PM	#3
GabrielFFontes Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Posts: 647 Original Poster	Hi! Thanks for the help, but thats not it. It happened just like 3 times during the entire time i was shooting. It doesnt sound like a serious problem, tho...so im fine.. Anyway, thanks!

10-23-2011, 07:03 PM	#4
Philoslothical Veteran Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1,889	Doesn't sound like the K-5 mirror flop issue, which afaik doesn't affect the K-r anyway. It sounds like maybe you're leaving LV mode, as it's normal for the mirror to flip back down after that. Further than that, hard to say, sorry.