Thanks, I'll try tonight. Actually the camera works, but they can't guarantee for how long. They also said that moisture has a habit of wandering inside the body, so even if they replace the parts that appear to be damaged some other part might malfunction later. Basically they thought they needed to replace everything inside the body...
I don't question their judgment, I'm just curious of what the damage looks like. It's still winter in Stockholm, I spend most of the photo time in the darkroom so my MX is sufficient for now, and I have already started saving money for a MZ-S (looking forward to the summer)! The MZ-3 will be my indoor studio body, or something like that. Erik > -----Original Message----- > From: Alan Chan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: den 13 mars 2002 10:22 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: How to open a MZ-3? (or MZ-5, ZX-5 etc) > > > >My beloved MZ-3 was fatally injured during a rainforest hike > last year, and > >Pentax Sweden has given the verdict "costs more to repair > than to buy a new > >body". The reason is moisture on a circuit board, I guess > under the top > >cover beneath the shutter release and the shutter speed > selector. I would > >like to open the camera, just out of curiousity. Does > anybode know how this > >is supposed to be done without damaging anything? Do I need > any special > >tools? > > If it's built like the MZ-M, then all you need is small cross point > screwdriver. Basically there are 5 parts to remove (top, > bottom, both side, > and the one near the camera mount). The bottom plate will > come off 1st. No > special skill is required except you must be very very > careful not to break > any wires or lose any screws. The spring loaded contacts on > the mount should > be held as a module so it will be easier to work with (unlike > older KA > bodies). One thing to remember is the capacitors of the flash > might still > hold some charge which could be dangerous. If it's the > moisture only, you > might try to put it in a sealed plastic bag with lots of > silica gel for a > few weeks and see if it worked. If the circuit is fired, the > camera is > doomed basically. > > regards, > Alan Chan > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > - > 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 . - 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 .
