A bit of a problem with my Pentax k1000

[mordred612]

Hello everyone. I'm new here. It looks as if my camera was damaged on my last visit to Asia. When I look through the viewfinder I see what appears to be a crack or something. It started out very small, but it seems to be growing. If I take off the lens I get the same problem. I have attached a picture I took with a digital cam of what I'm seeing through the viewfinder. Any suggestions as to which part it might be and if I could fix it myself would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.


Well, I just tried to attach that pic, but it says I can't because administrator hasn't given me permission. This is my first post.

 

[MissCream]

Read the sticky on how to post pictures

 

[mordred612]

So I have to host the photo on another site to just post it here?

 

[MissCream]

Lol yeah...

Is the crack showing up in the pictures?

 

[mordred612]

Ok. After hosting the pic on photobucket and trying to copy a few different formats, all of which show as yellow and say copied, I tried to paste them in the URL box and keep getting invalid URL.

 

[mordred612]

<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn70/aslan612/Camera.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>


It doesn't show on the pictures, but it seems like my pics are coming out lighter than they were before.

 

[JoshC.]

Try pasting it between:

 

[MissCream]

I don't see what you're talking about!

 

[mordred612]

You're kidding, right? The black thing in the foreground?

 

[480sparky]

Your post should look like this:

[img]http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn70/aslan612/Camera.jpg[/img]

That should get the image to show up.

Can you see it when you take the lens off and look at the mirror?

 

[mordred612]

I tried it. Says invalid URL when I did that or copied any of the formats given on Photobucket. Makes me want to run around in traffic.


Misscream added my pic above cause she's a genius. See the horizontal thing that looks like an insect smashed in the pic?

 

[MissCream]

I thought that was flowers or something... No effing clue what the hell that is... Sorry!

 

[480sparky]

I tried it. Says invalid URL when I did that or copied any of the formats given on Photobucket. Makes me want to run around in traffic.

Copy the last option, the one with the ..... then paste that without any modifications.

My guess is it's mold.

 

[mordred612]

Yea, it started out kind of small and is growing. When you turn the camera just a bit it seems like it has depth. I'm wondering if the viewfinder isn't cracked or something. When I take off the lens I don't see any crack on the mirror.

 

[myfotoguy]

Wow, the image of the crack may be distorted, but that looks like growing mold spores, or some kind of plant life.

If it is a crack and it's distorted (I imagine it's very difficult to get a good picture of it), then it is on your lens, your viewfinder or focusing screen. Did you clean inside your camera with a brush recently?