Praktica viewfinder question

[Mr_Flibble]

I took a pretty nasty tumble yesterday, when a peddle broke of my bicycle and I was smacked onto the cobbles. Luckily my body cushioned the fall of my over-the-shoulder bag holding my Praktica MTL-50.
Got a sore knee, a bruise on my chest from the handlebars and the palm of my left hand lost some skin.

The Praktica appears to be okay, but there's a small triangular shape on the left side in the viewfinder. I can't remember if that was in it before.
After unscrewing the lens I can see it's a small metal clip that appears to be holding the frosted glass under the prism in place.
Is this a normal part of the camera or has something shaken loose?

Regards,

 

[Uwe_Nds]

AFAIK, that triangle shows that the shutter is not cocked.
Does it disappear after you cock the shutter?

Good that nothing serious happened to you, though.

Cheers,
Uwe

 

[Mr_Flibble]

D'oh! You're probably right. I'll check when I get home later today. I guess that's what you get for ignoring your SLR for a few months.

The knee is doing a little better this afternoon. Driving to work was slightly uncomfortable.
The bicycle was an 30-year old hand-me-down from an uncle. Now I finally got an excuse to buy a proper one. 😉


Regards,

Rick

p.s. I went for a walk earlier Sunday morning with this camera (loaded with 25ASA Adox film and I-61 lens) and hopefully got some nice pictures of the local park and forest.

 

[Mr_Flibble]

Yeah, false alarm. Nothing wrong with the camera.

Can't say the same for the bicycle though 😉