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 ;-)

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Cheers,
  Cotty


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