> Fra: Steve Jolly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > There are other differences as well. > > > > The Super A has a folded circuit card on the top the prism, This is very > > vulnerable and impossible to replace, because they stopped making them > > years ago. My Super A died after getting a blow in it's head :-( > > > > The ME or ME Super does not have the same problem. > > > > I wouldn't put too much weight on the compatibility of the winder, it > > was a nice feature to be able to use it on both, and it would have been > > smart to use these parts on both cameras. > > The ME and ME Super both feature a folded circuit board above the > pentaprism - have a look at the service manuals (on Mark Roberts' site). > FWIW I have both the ME Super and the Super A and I can't see any > significant differences in the fundamental design of the body, other than > the extra features they added to the latter.
According to the Norwegian service guy the card in the SuperA is folded three times, making three layers on top of one another. This structure is vulnerable for blows and they have run out of them. The ME does not have this specific solution, but only one "layer". DagT
