blue patches inside body

desmond- · 27th January 2006

hi guys,

i just took out my old and forgotten dynax 5 out to play and when i looked into the camera, i saw 2 blue vertical patches on both side of the viewfinding mirror. it looks like someone smudged ink somewhere. i checked and discovered the problem comes from the body. (i attached another lens and still the blue patches remained.) anyone has any idea what the hell happened?

GENO · 28th January 2006

Originally Posted by desmond-

hi guys,

i just took out my old and forgotten dynax 5 out to play and when i looked into the camera, i saw 2 blue vertical patches on both side of the viewfinding mirror. it looks like someone smudged ink somewhere. i checked and discovered the problem comes from the body. (i attached another lens and still the blue patches remained.) anyone has any idea what the hell happened?

u need to send for repair, i think the pentaprism is faulty, leaking or something...

slaam · 28th January 2006

er sorry but pentaprism is a piece of glass. what can it leak?

so you see the stain on the mirror?
is it like irregular? (maybe fungus ate the silvered part?)
or is it flaking off?

GENO · 28th January 2006

Originally Posted by slaam

er sorry but pentaprism is a piece of glass. what can it leak?

so you see the stain on the mirror?
is it like irregular? (maybe fungus ate the silvered part?)
or is it flaking off?

that was what i was told at the service centre last time, maybe to chim for me...

desmond- · 28th January 2006

slaam: nah, its neither flaking off nor irregular. looks kinda like someone use a blue airbrush on both widths of the mirror. i tried cleaning it but it still stays. i guess i definately gotta send it for repairs.

thanks for both your replies nevertheless, much appreciated!

slaam · 28th January 2006

Originally Posted by GENO

that was what i was told at the service centre last time, maybe to chim for me...

Huh? serious ar? if the guy told you like glue holding the pentaprism melt and drip that one still can understand but he told you the pentaprism leak?
penta prism is jus a prism to reflect the light from the lens to the viewfinder..
it is also the reason for the 'bump' on top of all SLR cos its the housing for it..

27th January 2006	#1
desmond- New Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 34	blue patches inside body hi guys, i just took out my old and forgotten dynax 5 out to play and when i looked into the camera, i saw 2 blue vertical patches on both side of the viewfinding mirror. it looks like someone smudged ink somewhere. i checked and discovered the problem comes from the body. (i attached another lens and still the blue patches remained.) anyone has any idea what the hell happened?

28th January 2006	#3
slaam Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: West Posts: 1,502	Re: blue patches inside body er sorry but pentaprism is a piece of glass. what can it leak? so you see the stain on the mirror? is it like irregular? (maybe fungus ate the silvered part?) or is it flaking off?

28th January 2006	#5
desmond- New Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 34	Re: blue patches inside body slaam: nah, its neither flaking off nor irregular. looks kinda like someone use a blue airbrush on both widths of the mirror. i tried cleaning it but it still stays. i guess i definately gotta send it for repairs. thanks for both your replies nevertheless, much appreciated!