On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 11:39 PM, Andy Danzig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a 1979 Pentax MX. Every few years the shutters locks open. > The camera will be working great and without warning, in the middle of > a roll, the shutter will lock open and won't release. I'm tired of > sending it off for service and am looking for help to troubleshoot > this problem myself. > Any advice or information you can provide is greatly appreciated. > AndyJ
I have an MX that did exactly the same thing when I got it. My camera repair guy say that the the rails on which the shutter slid just needed lubrication, and suggested a CLA. That worked, and it I haven't had the problem since (I can't remember when I got the camera, but it must have been around 8 years ago). cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
