K1000 sticking mirror

stevebrot · 10-31-2017, 10:29 PM

Originally posted by dcshooter

The felt is a superior solution and used by lots of reputable techs

My Exaktas have some sort of felted stuff as original equipment mirror bumpers with doped yarn for light seals. Eric Hendrickson has used yarn for light seals and foam for mirrors on the CLAs he has done for me (Spotmatic II, SV, and KX). My Soviet rangefinders all have yarn light seals. I asked my local repair tech about it and he said they all work.

As for the OP's camera...perhaps a CLA is in order, eh?

Steve

grimnicholas · 09-27-2022, 04:19 AM

Originally posted by stevebrot

That cloth is a piece of tape that covers the mirror hinge hardware. It looks like it may be lifting a bit. That is probably not the cause of your problem, but may be evidence of recent repair attempts to the mirror mechanism.

Steve

Old thread but out of interest, can you recommend how to fix this when the mirror cloth comes unstuck?

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10-31-2017, 10:29 PM	#16
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by dcshooter The felt is a superior solution and used by lots of reputable techs My Exaktas have some sort of felted stuff as original equipment mirror bumpers with doped yarn for light seals. Eric Hendrickson has used yarn for light seals and foam for mirrors on the CLAs he has done for me (Spotmatic II, SV, and KX). My Soviet rangefinders all have yarn light seals. I asked my local repair tech about it and he said they all work. As for the OP's camera...perhaps a CLA is in order, eh? Steve

09-27-2022, 04:19 AM	#17
grimnicholas Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2022 Posts: 59	Originally posted by stevebrot That cloth is a piece of tape that covers the mirror hinge hardware. It looks like it may be lifting a bit. That is probably not the cause of your problem, but may be evidence of recent repair attempts to the mirror mechanism. Steve Old thread but out of interest, can you recommend how to fix this when the mirror cloth comes unstuck?

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