On 18 Feb 2004 at 23:18, Paul Ewins wrote: > Hi Robert, > The biggest problem with the older 6x7 bodies is winder failure. > One (or more) of the gears involved isn't up to the task and often > fails. Parts are no longer available from Pentax, so even if you can > find someone who will work on it there is no guarantee that they will be > able to fix it.
And a pretty common "little" problem is that the chain breaks in the assembly that couples the aperture to the metered prism. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
