I have two cameras with problems, and I'm wondering if they're worth getting
fixed.
My MX's shutter speeds are almost all inaccurate (some more than others).
Only two or three speeds in the middle of the dial are accurate. I love my
little MX, but haven't used it in a long time because of this problem. I
know shutter work can be very expensive. Is it worth fixing this, or should
I starting looking for a replacement body?
My 67 is having some rather serious film transport problems. For one thing,
the space between frames is four or five times wider than it should be, but
not all the time. Sometimes I get overlapping frames. The camera has the
most problems when using 220 film. I'm fairly certain something's wrong
with the 120/220 selector dial on the side of the camera: when loading 220
film, the camera advances the film to 0 on the counter, then stops advancing
no matter how many times I pull the advance lever. If I set the 120/220
knob to 120 then back to 220, it usually advances to 1 and starts letting me
take pictures. However, I seem to miss the first shot or two because the
roll is not yet past the paper. Once the counter reaches 10, it sometimes
backtracks to 9, but it never goes beyond 10. Sometimes the camera even
lets me keep shooting indefinitely even though the roll is already finished.
So, are either of these worth fixing?
Thanks,
John Celio
(really should try to be more concise)
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