Pentax K10D Digital Camera with 18-55mm Lens "mirror shutter" Questions

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...shutter had become jammed. anything i can do??? Hi, Maybe you can try sensor cleaning mode; Go to Menu>Set-up>Sensor cleaning, press right than choose "Mirror Up", wait a moment than power off the ...

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...mirror moves and shutter triggers. Battery is fully charged. The lens is Pentax 18 - 250mm. Try cleaning the contacts on the lens and camera body where they meet with a cotton swab lightly dampened ...

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...and the modes dont change when turning the mode dial between user and manual and the f stop value never shows anywhere Pentax K10D shutter release won't function, mirror doesn't open, all else

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...the picture showing. Why is this happening? Either the mirror is not flipping out of the way or the shutter is not opening all the way. Remove the lens and fire off a few shots while you look

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...mirror goes up, shutter will not fire, press release again then the mirror goes down, the shutter motor is bad (same model motor). If mirror goes up, shutter fires, both blades travel together/no ...

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the correct speed. The reason the mirror is acting up is because the Shutter is going bad under slow shutter speeds. > The motor which drives the shutter charge and the mirror up and down is the same

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...shutter release button the mirror lifts up and stays up. Pressing the shutter release again drops the mirror but with no image recorded. PROBLEM IN MOTOR It is probably the small contacts in the ...

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mirror (what we usually call the shutter) and the electronics which samples the sensor for a limited time. It's a little like the mechanical shutter on a film camera that was behind the mirror....back

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...release ) Second, mirror goes up and opening shutter curtain move up. Third, closing shutter curtain down and mirror down and picture come out. Of course there is also aperture control unit

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...then it fails, it is the shutter motor. If the mirror fails to rise, then it is the mirror motor.A shutter failure can also cause problems, but it runs about three to one that it is a motor

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