thank you william for your response and thoughtful analysis. i am in the
process of getting my smallest phillips head for the upcoming surgery.
another pug-ster suggested perhaps a program plus as a back-up body to the mx.
interesting thought-A lens contacts and dof. i'm unfamilar w/the viewfinder.
anyone use/like/dislike the pentax program plus?
on a cost/value basis a program plus or a zx-m, assuming the zx-m is $25-ish
more than the program plus.
as always, thanks to all who share their obvious experience.
be well
robo
In a message dated 8/14/01 2:14:49 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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<< Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 12:08:54 -0600
From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: mx tale of woe or time for a 2nd body
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/ 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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