----- Original Message ----- From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" Subject: Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...
> > Solid state logic components rarely if ever "die", Mike, unless > subjected to abuse in the form of wet environment or bad power . All > the failures mentioned so far are mechanical failures of inexpensive > electronic components built to substandard specs. > > That said, electronics can fail occasionally but mechanical > components *will* fail. Some things, while theoretically possible to > repair, are very difficult to do so or too expensive to be worth the > effort in either case. > > I was by the camera shop yesterday and enjoyed playing with a lovely > old Nikon F3hp from 1980. Perfect working condition. One of my most > favorite cameras. My older F2s is still working just fine, but I have owned a couple of MX bodies with flakey meters, both dead from unrepairable electronics, not mechanical failures. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
