Hi. I agree with the positive reliability and handling comments with two exceptions, those being problems with electrical contacts both in the shutter release and on the ring in the lens mount that transmits aperture information from the lens to the body.
I've had two Super Programs since the mid '80s, and both have had the same problems. The shutter release problem was failure of partial depression of the shutter release to switch on the meter. Full depression has alwoays worked fine. The other problem was wide variations of exposure readings, with the meter reading sometime bouncing up and down wildly at a light touch to the aperture setting ring. I tracked both problems to dirty contacts; CLAs provided fixes that that lasted for a year or two; I went through several of those on each body. Several years ago I decided it was no longer worth spending money on those bodies and experimented with using electronic contact cleaners on the problem areas. Regular contact cleaners (mostly isopropyl alcohol, I think) were moderately effective. A Radio Shack contact cleaner/lubricant worked very well indeed and the cameras have worked perfectly ever since. Just be careful to use the contact cleaners very carefully so they don't get spread around the body too much. I tend to spray small amounts on Q-tips and squeeze sparingly into the appropriate locations. There is a risk of clouding the LCD panels in the viewfinder if you get too much of the cleaner running around in the body, as I have discovered from personal experience... Note that the contacts may not be a common problem. I've have given the cameras a pretty rough life. A lot of time in the bush and on very rough, dusty roads, often in extreme cold. Hope that helps. John Poirier Yellowknife,NWT,Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: Mat Maessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 12:12 pm Subject: Re: Experience with Super A/Program? > My SuperProgram (SuperA) has never been anything but dead reliable. > Been thinking about buying a second one as a backup body for it. It > does seem to eat batteries faster than any of my other cameras, > but I > think I can live with that. > > -Mat > > > On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 13:54:31 -0500, Fred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Who's had a fair amount of experience with the Super > A/Program, has it > > > proven trustworthy and fairly consistent in it's performance? > >
