...mirror; sticky foam or the lubrication has dried out. Remove the lens, use slow shutter speed to release the shutter. While mirror is stuck in the up position, very gently pull down on the front edge ...
...fall freely, then clean the mirror with alcohol. you may have to remove the foam rubber bumper to prevent the mirror from sticking again. the mirror mechanism will work without the bumper just
...foam light seals and mirror buffers replaced; most places charge extra for this one-off service, but sometimes they'll do it for free if you politely point out that you can take the camera elsewhere. ...
...foam light seals/mirror buffers replaced. You can try haggling the price, but as there is far more demand than supply I doubt that you'll find the job much cheaper. If it is, corners ARE being cut: ...
...foam mirror buffer have decomposed into a sticky, corrosive, black goo.A professional CLA and foam seal replacement is the official fix (CLA=Clean, Lubricate, Adjust) but the ME Super is very ...
...the same problem as you. I dampened a cotton swab in rubbing alcohol (91%) and rolled it back and forth many times over the foam. Let it dry and my mirror doesn't stick any more. Might work for
foam has degraded and the mirror sticks in the up position, but I have a different problem. When the shutter button is pressed, the mirror VERY slowly starts to move upward. Gradually the speed of the
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