> Meter On switch - > Much stiffer than KX, I mean _much_ stiffer. > Just like with the KX, if you set the shutter speed > to BULB, mash down the shutter button and then turn this > switch to the "lock" position, the meter switches off and > the shutter stays open. Could be useful for that 2 minute > photo when you forgot to bring a cable release. Even the > SP switch is easier to use, and it's no gem lemme tell ya. > I think they made this switch stiff because it's possible > to stuff an MX into a bag in such a way that it drains > batteries - this is something almost impossible to do with > a KX.
Just on that subject, 1 of my MXs had a problem draining batteries. I took it to the local Pentax importer (CR Kennedy) and asked for it to be fixed. $130 (US$70) later they handed it back and pronounced it fixed. I went on holidays and when I pulled the camera out of the bag the brand new battery was dead. After replacing the battery and fidling around a bit I found that even with the meter lock in place, a bit more pressure than normal would turn the meter on. I figure that it must have something heavy (probably 300 Tak in hard case) sitting on the soft case, pushing on the shutter release. I took it home and compared it to my other MXs, and none of them would do that, so I figured it was a fault, probably just slightly out of alignment. When I took it back to Kennedy's they said that it was normal, and that of course if I applied a lot more pressure the meter would go on. I explained that I owned 4 other MXs and *none* of them displayed the same trait but the service man was unmoved. Net result is that I now take the batteries out of the MXs when travelling or storing and I have taken my LX elsewhere to be repaired and will probably take the 6x7 there as well. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia
