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Chaffinch
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Post Number: 10
Registered: 10-2008

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Posted on Wednesday, October 07, 2009 - 06:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I've recently acquired my first Miranda, a very nice "B" model equipped with the rather uncommon Kowa Prominar-Miranda 50mm F1:1.9 lens. I'd understood the "B" to have an instant return mirror, but this example definitely does not. The mirror stays in the up position after an exposure, and is held firmly in that position by spring pressure until the film wind/cocking is operated.

Is this a fault, or was an instant-return mirror introduced at some stage in the production run? The only instructions/specifications I can find on the Net relate to the later "C" model which did have the instant return mirror. Incidentally, the model No. is 582021. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Tom_cheshire
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Post Number: 189
Registered: 04-2009

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Posted on Thursday, October 08, 2009 - 09:27 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

http://www.mirandacamera.com/ or ask "Mr. Miranda" at [email protected]
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Chaffinch
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Posted on Thursday, October 08, 2009 - 07:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Thanks, Tom. Mr.Miranda confirmed that it should have an instant-return mirror, and a little tinkering suggests that a CLA will solve the problem.

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