On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 23:20:31 -0000, Nick Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yep! You've got me sussed! I put a roll of XP2 through it yesterday. > > I discovered why the automatic exposures seemed much quicker than indicated, > so that a 2 second exposure sounded like 1/60th. The aperture was very slow > closing down, so the OTF sensor was getting more light and so terminating the > exposure. I guess this means automatic exposures will be correct, but manual > exposures except at wide apertures will be over-exposed. The problem eased > after some use, so I guess it's not a major problem, just some old dried out > lubricant. > > Great feel to it, but I might look out for a grip, or perhaps make one if I > can find a screw of the right guage. I'll need to find some strap lugs too. > > It's off to Pentax in the next couple of days. They've quoted �105 for a full > CLA including parts and foam, although I'll get 20% off as a member of the > Pentax User Club. >
I've found that using the camera as a "manual" exposure camera renders more consistent exposures than leaving it on "auto". But, maybe that's just me (although I seem to recall similar comments from Robb of the Prairies. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
