The MX meter is activated by a switch on the bottom of the
camera, right under the shutter button. If you remove the bottom
plate, you will see what somewhat like a set of points out of an
automobile distributor. This is the switch. Clean the contacts
and make sure the little insulator is in place. This may cure
the problem.
William Robb
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 8:06 AM
Subject: Re: mx tale of woe or time for a 2nd body
> hi all-
>
> had a great trip out west (yosemite, mono lake, big sur, sf
and napa) but
> while doing a long exposure night shoot of el captain my
beloved mx crapped
> out. it was the 2nd night of my doing a night shot of this
wonderful piece
> of granite. had the camera set-up on a low tripod w/a M50/2
attached and the
> cable release.
>
> after finally releasing the shutter, and removing the mx from
the tripod i
> realized that i could not turn off the meter. i went back to
my campsite to
> experiment under lit conditions. the meter worked but i
couldn't shut it
> off. i took out the batteries so they wouldn't be drained and
sighed.
>
> later that day, i put the batteries back in to shoot that
afternoon and found
> that the mx now didn't meter. i put in the pack of
replacement batteries
> that i brought and again, the mx didn't meter.
>
> i shot "sunny 16" rule the rest of the trip but obviously was
extremely
> dissappointed by my lack of a 2nd body.
>
> so, any thoughts on what went wrong on the mx?
>
> any idea who i should sent the mx to for a look-see? (i am
located in nyc
> but have never used anyone downtown)
>
> since my pentax lens are limited to the M50/2 and the
A35-105/4 i don't want
> to leave pentax-land but now need a 2nd body.
>
> my choices: kx, another mx, perhaps a zx-5n or even a pz-1p.
i am on a very
> limited budget and need to factor the repair costs of the mx
into any new
> purchases.
>
> thankfully i still have a canonet ql gIII rangefinder to shoot
in town/people
> stuff.
>
> once again, a heavy sigh about the mx and i look forward to
any thoughts
> about repairs or bodies that u pug-sters wish to share.
>
> be well
>
> robo
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