Alan Chan writes:
> Many Pentax screws are interchangable. The question is, how you should
> approach Pentax to get those screws?
I might be able to find something compatible from a jeweller or watchmaker
if I'm lucky.
> The nameplate is tough.
For that I just need a junked lens :) I have the original nameplate but the
thread is ruined. If I hadn't tried to make the best of a bad situation when I
got it, all I'd need is the three little screws :(
I may be able to ring a few repair shops in this country and see if they have
what I need lying around.
> And don't forget to use screwlock on those three screws or the focus will
> shift (eventually).
The focus won't shift - these just are the tiny little screws that hold the
nameplate assembly to the front of the lens. They don't hold elements or
any mechanisms in place. I might use a drop of loctite or something similar
just to stop them coming loose.
> For the light meter, if they can't fixed it for you, you might try to fix it
> yourself (you might want to seek for a partly refund because they only replace
> the form only).
I think I'd have to be pretty lucky on the partial refund as they claim to have
made a repair to a shutter mechanism. I am sure they know how to adjust a
light meter. If they can't they shouldn't be in the camera repair business
(actually my faith in them is not terribly strong right now)! I believe it's just
the match-needle readout that is wrong as the shutter sounds about right in
"auto" mode. I will have to see if they adjust the meter sensitivity to get the
reading right, and the mismatch between reading and "auto" shutter speed
remains.
> Try to find the service manual on the net (you only need
> the light meter diagram) and adjust it accordingly.
I have found a source of a service manual but I'm not paying the US$25 they
want for a digital representation of it. Plus I dont' want to lose some critical
part and render my new camera useless :)
Cheers,
- Dave
David A. Mann, B.E.
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"Why is it that if an adult behaves like a child they lock him up,
while children are allowed to run free on the streets?" -- Garfield
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