mila_olivera
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Hello people!
I recently bought a Yashica FX-3 with its Yashica ML 50mm 1.9 lens and a Kalimar 28mm 2.8 wide angle lens.
The thing is that there's a problem with the mirror, without the lens the mirror works perfectly, but with lens put on and set further away than about seven feet on the focussing scale, the shutter cycle refuses to complete: the mirror flips up, the shutter runs, and then the mirror stays up; but if the lens set closer than seven feet then the shutter cycle completes without problem.
I discovered that this is caused by the mirror, which has shifted slightly downward. I have read that judicious use of a blow dryer may allow you to soften the adhesive enough to allow you to carefully nudge the mirror back into proper position, but I'm not sure about doing that... Have you ever heard of that before? Would it work?
Because I just can't afford a technical service right now and I'd like to knwo if there's any possibility of fixing it myself.
Thank you!
Mialgros
I recently bought a Yashica FX-3 with its Yashica ML 50mm 1.9 lens and a Kalimar 28mm 2.8 wide angle lens.
The thing is that there's a problem with the mirror, without the lens the mirror works perfectly, but with lens put on and set further away than about seven feet on the focussing scale, the shutter cycle refuses to complete: the mirror flips up, the shutter runs, and then the mirror stays up; but if the lens set closer than seven feet then the shutter cycle completes without problem.
I discovered that this is caused by the mirror, which has shifted slightly downward. I have read that judicious use of a blow dryer may allow you to soften the adhesive enough to allow you to carefully nudge the mirror back into proper position, but I'm not sure about doing that... Have you ever heard of that before? Would it work?
Because I just can't afford a technical service right now and I'd like to knwo if there's any possibility of fixing it myself.
Thank you!
Mialgros