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Scott
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 16, 2004 - 03:04 am: | 
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I have a problem with my Ricoh XR500. It's a pretty basic, fully-manual SLR. The mirror is stuck in the up position, and I can't wind it. The mirror itself is not actually stuck- I can pull it down with my finger, but a spring pulls it back up. The shutter (metal blades) is closed. Can someone give me a tip on the likeliest place to look for where the mechanism is hanging up? If there's a good how-to article posted on the web, can you give me the address? Thanks! --Scott |
Gudbjorn Humlen
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 16, 2004 - 04:37 pm: |
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I am not sure, but my KR 10 use to have the same problem.
The battereis is out , or batteries or / and
connections are not clean.
My camera can be released at manual speed
who is like flash speed. ( My is 1:125 sek )
Before changing bat., You may take out batteries and clean - and give them a "good body teperature"
And always have spare batteries if you need
the picktures.
Shuld like to know how it went on.
gudbjorn@c2i.net
G Humlen, Alesund , Norway |
Scott
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 16, 2004 - 10:04 pm: |
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I think it's a mechanical problem rather than electrical. The battery in mine is only for the meter. I think the shutter should work OK whether there's a battery in it or not. I'm guessing the mechanics are a little dirty somewhere, which is preventing something that should be moving from moving like it should. I'm just a little apprehensive about taking it apart. I've fixed quite a few rangefinder cameras, but this is the first SLR I have owned. |
tonyv
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 - 07:57 am: |
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Go to the Ricoh website, and search for the forum, then a search on what your problem is. It's a bit fiddly, took quite a while for me and I've since lost the link.
BUT..... I had the problem with the flat battery in the KR 10 [sorted by getting new batteries and leaving the camera in a warm place for a few days]...... the post I read there involved taking off the bottom plate and fiddling around with the cams, which released the winder ratchet... apparently it works for all-mechanical ricohs.
sorry to sound so vague, but the answer is out there on the ricoh forum |
Stuart Willis
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 - 07:34 pm: |
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It's a while since I serviced a KR10 and I do not have any notes instantly to hand BUT - your first test should be to see if functionality is restored when the shutter dial is set to the flash-synch speed.
The second move is to replace the batteries with new.
The "mirror-up" and non-return is typical of some Ricoh models (and many other makes) when the batteries are flat - because the mechanism is solenoid-dependent.
If functionality is not restored on flash-synch speed - and/or with new batteries - then you are looking at a mechanical malfunction. As another respondent has pointed out - you may well find the error under the baseplate. |
harko5
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, December 10, 2004 - 01:39 pm: |
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The shutter on the Ricoh is electronically controlled. Without good batteries, it won't fire. I have 2. A KR10 and a KR30. Both are that way. |
