Figure 2-16. Recock Latch Pivots Viewfinder Blind Upward Through Viewfinder Blind Link and Blind
Overtravel Spring
Releasing the Taking Mirror
As previously described, the brief motor reversal rotated the Recock Latch a few degrees counterclockwise.
This action frees the Recock Link to pivot upward from the force of the stretched Recock Link Spring (see
Figure 2-17).
As the Recock Link swings upward, a shoulder surface on its left end pushes against one edge of the Taking
Mirror Carrier, forcing it into its 45-degree exposure position (Figure 2-18).
Figure 2-17. Recock Link Spring pulls up unlatched Recock Link
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