On 9/9/09, Scott Loveless, discombobulated, unleashed: [snippage]
>Last month. Wife's Grandmother's birthday party. He's there. He has >my camera! Sure enough, the meter doesn't work. The batteries were >inserted correctly, but the LEDs just flash randomly. I brought it >home and put it in the closet. "Maybe I'll send it off for a CLA." > >Last week I got it out and put some film in it. Then I twisted the >aperture ring back and forth about 3 dozen times, really fast. And >now the meter works. 4 or 5 rolls later and I've decided to never >lend any cameras to anyone ever again. Ever. > >I've apologized to the old girl a few times, and now she seems happy >to be, once again, nestled next to the K1000 in the Domke. Great story Scott. Couldn't bring myself to ever sell mine. On the shelf with the first ever lens I bought with it, the 28 2.8 and winder. Something about cold dead hands ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ -- 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.

