Pentax Spotmatic SP mirror staying up..

esmebrandt · 06-30-2019, 04:59 AM

Hi there,
I have a great Pentax Spotmatic SP but with a problem. The mirror is staying up when I fire the shutter and it goes back down again when I advance the film lever. I know there's lot's of great information out there already about this problem and so the reason i'm making a new thread is because everyone else's camera has a slight different mechanism and I can normally figure it out but I just can't this time. No, the foam is not sticky so I know it's somewhere in the mechanism.. I'll show a picture so if anyones familiar with the mechanism ahh would just be so great.
Thanks a lot, Esme

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**arnold** · 06-30-2019, 05:37 AM

Do you see the big cog in the centre? Place one drop of oil in the centre and wind it a few times.

esmebrandt · 06-30-2019, 01:37 PM

Hmm I tried that and no luck... thanks for the reply.

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06-30-2019, 05:37 AM	#2
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,293	Do you see the big cog in the centre? Place one drop of oil in the centre and wind it a few times.

06-30-2019, 01:37 PM	#3
esmebrandt New Member Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 3 Original Poster	Hmm I tried that and no luck... thanks for the reply.

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