A piece of deteriated light seal foam stuck between the curtains, perhaps? Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 5:50 PM Subject: Re: WARNING: an honest Pentax question! > Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >She's no stranger to the MX, nor photography. She reports that she was > >shooting at 125th and 250th on Fuji 400 Superia, outside in the street. > > Sounds like the shutter. Open the back and take a few shots at different > shutter speeds. See if the shutter opens properly below and above > 1/60th. If you look through the shutter (and lens) from the back while > you do this it will be obvious if there's a major problem. > > -- > Mark Roberts > Photography and writing > www.robertstech.com >

