Thanks for the input. The thought this would be fixed by a CLA makes me happy.
Now all I have to do is find a relatively local shop to take it to. At 08:58 AM 2/10/2002 -0500, you wrote: >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 . - 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 .
