Ok, so I seem like an idiot for answering my own email. I just eraser cleaned the contact in the battery compartment and the battery holder and then gently bent the battery compartment contact up a bit. Now it seems to be working fine again. Not sure whether it was weak contact or dirty contacts, but it seems fine again. Hopefully for some time to come.
I have to say that she was amazed at the difference in the viewfinder of the MX compared to her film *ist. Like night and day. Bruce Monday, December 20, 2004, 1:47:08 PM, you wrote: BD> Wondering if there are any hints as to quirks with the MX. Picked on BD> up for my daughter the other day. She shot about half of one roll BD> with it last night and the light meter went dead. I figured the BD> battery was probably dead and so purchased new ones and put them in BD> today. Still seems to be dead. Any thoughts? Any tricks like BD> oxidized contacts, etc? BD> Thanks, BD> Bruce
