Re: MX Advance Lever Question

2003-06-23 Thread Alan Chan
Tell you what, you don't need special tool for the job. Don't be fooled by the holes. Just use a piece of rubber will do. When done correctly, it won't got loosen again. When overtighten, it can break. So beware. regards, Alan Chan Hey everyone, Playing with an MX. I got into photography

Re: MX Advance Lever Question

2003-06-23 Thread Alan Chan
There is no doubt the nut should be tight and the lever should be free. I don't know the MX, but to me it sounds like there's a spacer missing under the nut. Perhaps it (the nut) came right off some time and the washer was lost? The solution is to make a washer. It probably needs to be only a few

Re: MX Advance Lever Question

2003-06-23 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
Don't forget you can dpwnload the MX servie manual: http://www.robertstech.com/pentax.htm Thank's Mark ! Michel Hey everyone, Playing with an MX. I got into photography with a ZX-M so I am a bit spoiled by its automation so I have what is really a question about any mechanical camera. I was

MX Advance Lever Question

2003-06-22 Thread Christopher Comer
Hey everyone, Playing with an MX. I got into photography with a ZX-M so I am a bit spoiled by its automation so I have what is really a question about any mechanical camera. I was fiddling with the MX when the film advance lever lost its recoil and the film counter disk above the lever

Re: MX Advance Lever Question

2003-06-22 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
There is something wrong with the wind mechanism. That top disk is supposed to be tight. On my trash/mule MX I tightened it as much as I could with out snapping it off and it made no difference the the feel of the wind lever. (left hand thread for anyone else fooling with it) BR [EMAIL

Re: MX Advance Lever Question

2003-06-22 Thread Dr E D F Williams
Comer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 5:24 AM Subject: MX Advance Lever Question Hey everyone, Playing with an MX. I got into photography with a ZX-M so I am a bit spoiled by its automation so I have what is really a question about any mechanical camera