So John and anybody else, This sticky meter switch thing....is it repairable? I have 3 Spots and one has this problem. As I am aware of it I use the meter, then flick off the switch before shooting...not a big problem,but not convenient either. Will a CLA fix the problem? I have gotten quite good at giving Pentax SV a CLA....but they are a lot easy to work on that Spotmatics, as access is removing four screws from the screw mount casting. Thanks! Mike Steele --- "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Gary L. Murphy > > Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2001 11:36 PM > > To: Pentax Users Group > > Subject: Re: K1000's from China? > > > > > > On Thu, 19 Apr 2001 21:11:59 -0700, jmadams wrote: > > > > >Where are you living? I mentioned in an earlier > post that I had seen an > > >SPII for $165CDN(+ Tax) in downtown Vancouver, if > you are interested. > > > > I live in Texas. I guess I missed your post.... > > > > But, I did manage to pickup a Spotmatic off of > eBay for $103.50 > > including insured shipping. Seller stated that > > everything is in Ex+ shape and the meter is dead > on, and it comes > > with a Rikenon 50mm f2 lens. He also > > offers a 10 day return if not satisfied. > > > > Looks like I'm one of the "screwheads" now.... :-) > > > > > > > > > > Later, > > Gary > > > Make sure it doesnt have the "sticky meter switch" > problem. > This is the most common and often overlooked by > seller > problem with used spotmatics. I've even gotten spots > with > the problem from sellers even though I asked about > it BEFORE > buying. > > If your not familiar with the problem, the meter > should turn off > automatically > when firing the shutter. If it doesnt the > malfunction causes the mirror > to not go up fully during the exposure. VERY BAD > THING to happen. > JCO > > > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. > To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. > Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at > http://pug.komkon.org . > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
