EOS 5D Mark II Black shadow on each image

[lukasz3344]

 

 

Can you tell me what’s wrong with my camera ?
The bottom is dark, when I turn it vertical also black bottom yesterday was working nice, shots 29000

[rs-eos]

The mirror is necessary to route light through to the viewfinder in order for you to see what you'll be taking a photo of.

Trying to fix the camera yourself may result in even more damage.  As stated a few times time, try to find a location to repair it.  Otherwise, time to get a new camera.

[ebiggs1]

"Canon no longer will and even some other well-known third-party places are closing up shop"

I disagree a bit with that. There are still lots of good repair facilities out there. All the big camera retailers I know of have repair shops or techs they use. One close to me is phototronic.biz. You can google it. Call'em they give free estimates. But you can call any of the big cameras stores like B&H, Adorama or KEH to name a few.

The bigger problem is two fold. One is the cost of the repair and two, the availability of parts. New parts are scarce so a lot of repairs on old cameras like a 5D Mk II is from zombie cameras in the parts bin.