The beauty of MX is that only very few things could go wrong if well taken
care of, even after 20+ years. The problem is usually associated with old
grease and dirt jammed the mechanism, a sign of the lack of regular
maintenance. Most dead or poor shape MXs were caused by impact or water
damage, and often poor repair in the past. The only on-going issue is that
the shutter requires frequent adjustment if you want it as accurate as
possible (at least every year). After fixing one myself, I can see why
nobody is bothered to make fully mechanical camera again in the AF era. They
are simply too labour intensive to manufacture.
Alan Chan
http://www.pbase.com/wlachan
That's ~exactly~ what my MX did when I got it out of the box (quite used,
and clearly purchased at a very reasonable price "as is", BTW). Even the
smacking worked, just like yours, but it would jam about every 10 frames or
so.
CLA fixed that sucker, and it's been good as new ever since...
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