>I have one of the first MX's sold in the US. Bought the first week it was >available, (damn I feel old writing that). The meter was always a bit flaky, >never worked the way the manual said it should, in spite of being back to >Pentax for repair. However once I got used to it, the camera never let me >down. The meter still works, (still flaky though). A ME will not give you a >lot of latitude if it's batteries fail, a MX will only lose meter function. I've found that the MX is more reliable than either the ME or ME Super. The early MEs were particularly problematic and Pentax came up with a modification kit of some sort for them. (I don't recall the details but it's in the service notes with my on-line service manual at http://www.robertstech.com/pentax.htm) ME Supers have occasional electronic problems due to contact resistance building up in the ribbon cable where it plugs into a socket buried deep within the camera. I've also seen quite a few with terminal shutter and mirror lock. I have seen MXs with problems (I've heard about, but never seen, the meter problem) but that's usually more a product of the extensive use (and abuse) their owners give them. (A car with 200,000 miles on the clock can be expected to have more problems than one with 20,000, right? Most MX owners *use* their cameras. Plenty of ME Super owners were just occasional snapshooters.) If you can find a "low mileage" example and/or one that's been taken care of you'll love it. -- Mark Roberts www.robertstech.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 .
