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yokohama · 20-01-19, 02:00 PM

Here's one for you guys to ponder. I was looking over my K1000 this morning with a view to possibly selling it and discovered a mirror problem. It's definitely the mirror and not the shutter. Problem is that it rises really slowly. I thought the mechanism might be clogged with grease so dripped in a little lighter fluid but to no effect. I tried again and the mechanism fires properly when the camera is upside down. I held the mirror at the top, on the bumper, and the mechanism seems fine. It looks like there's a piece of cloth at the back of the mirror, covering the hinge and I'm wondering if this is interfering with the upward swing somehow. Any ideas?

20-01-19, 02:00 PM	#5942
yokohama Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 283	Re: Vintage film cameras Here's one for you guys to ponder. I was looking over my K1000 this morning with a view to possibly selling it and discovered a mirror problem. It's definitely the mirror and not the shutter. Problem is that it rises really slowly. I thought the mechanism might be clogged with grease so dripped in a little lighter fluid but to no effect. I tried again and the mechanism fires properly when the camera is upside down. I held the mirror at the top, on the bumper, and the mechanism seems fine. It looks like there's a piece of cloth at the back of the mirror, covering the hinge and I'm wondering if this is interfering with the upward swing somehow. Any ideas?