Hi Peter, As to your three questions:
1 and 2 (combined) Yes, it is not uncommon in Spotmatics, which also have a separate cam or gear or whatever system for slow speeds, so the slow speeds can gum up, while the fast speeds remain fine. I ~think~ that it can sometimes be solved (in Spots, at least) with a CLA, but unfortunately, it also sometimes means that one of the gears or cams or whatever is worn, and needs replacement. I don't know how to tell the difference. 3. Okay, as I told the list a couple of weeks ago, I just got my first MX. The mirror hung up. Turned out that it was really the shutter hanging (on all speeds) intermittently, causing the mirror to stay up as the shutter stopped mid-stream. I brought it into Kominek's here in Toronto. They said it probably needs a CLA, and that's all. Oh yeah, needed new seals, too (I knew that). Estimate $150 Canadian for the CLA plus $18Cdn for the seals. Said it would take 3 to 4 weeks. It was ready in a week, at the advertised price, and it seems to work great! Plus, they have a 6 month warranty. Since I mentioned the mirror, and they wrote that on the bill, if it turns out the CLA wasn't the problem, and it starts hanging again, it's covered. Anyway, I'm sure these guys aren't geographically convenient for you, but I highly recommend them. They've done work on my Spots as well, and I've always been satisfied. If you want to ship to them or whatever, here they are: http://www.kominek.com/index.html Hope you find a good shop, 'cause I'm sure that a CLA would do it, or since you have a parts cam, you wouldn't pay much for parts... regards, frank Peter Alling wrote: > Well it finally happened. My first MX, which I bought new in 1976, (damn > but that > makes me feel old), has developed a mechanical problem. The slow shutter > speeds > have stopped working. Speeds 1/60 second and above work fine. Speeds below > 1/60 the second shutter curtain hangs up about half way across the frame. > > I really have three questions. > > 1.) Has anyone ever had this problem, (preferably with the MX, but if not > with any other camera with a similar shutter). > > 2.) Since the High shutter speeds work, I believe that these cameras have > a separate high and low shutter speed timer, is this a relatively easy repair? > (I have a parts camera, it became one when I sent it to a local repair > shop. If > anyone wants to hear this story it really requires large quantities of > beer. If > anyone wants to know the name of a repair shop to avoid at all costs > contact me > off list). OK, I'm not going to attempt the repair myself, I'll try to find a > reputable repair shop. > > 3.) If so were you able to find a repair shop that would work on the camera > and about how much did it cost. > > Yes I know this probably isn't the most cost effective way to handle this > however this camera was one of the first MX's available in my area, and well > it's kind of like a first love. > - > 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 . -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - 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 .
