As Cotty would say: "Good On You!". Glad you got it working, they're sweet cameras.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Walters [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 4:44 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: RE: Pentax ME SE > > > G'day Don (and Bob) > > Thanks for the advice. > > I had previously checked the stop down coupler and it moved very > freely (much more so that with my ME Super!). However, after > receiving your posts I had a closer look and also compared the > location of the coupler with its position on other bodies. This > showed that the coupler was definitely closer to the edge of the > mount on the SE than on the other bodies, although it didn't look to > be bent in any way. > > Short story - after gently prising the coupler away from the mount > edge and trying with a lens mounted again, all worked OK!! > > Despite the fact that the coupler moved freely, it must have been > forced against the edge of the mount when the lens was mounted, > causing it to drag. > > So thanks again - problem (hopefully) solved! > > > Cheers > > Brian > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Brian Walters > Western Sydney, Australia > > > > > Quoting Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Howdy Brian, if you take the lens off and face the front of > > the camera: > > At about the 1 o'clock position, inside the lens mount ring, > > is a lever that comes flush with the surface of the lens > > mount ring. > > Rotate this lever clockwise (push down) with a fingernail > > until it is fully down/clockwise. > > Release the lever, it should quickly and freely return to > > the CCW position. > > This is the linkage that tells the camera where the lens > > is set. (F-Stop) > > Three things can happen, most common is the lubrication on > > the lever getting "gummy" and slowing it's return. > > It is also possible the lever is bent and rubbing on the > > lens mount ring or the back of the lens, look for "bright" > > marks, dead givaway. > > Third is that the resistor that this lever moves is dirty, > > this is unlikely give your description of the symptoms. > > > > Hope This Helps > > Don > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Brian Walters [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 6:01 PM > > > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > > > Subject: RE: Pentax ME SE > > > > > > > > > Hi Don > > > > > > Quoting Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > I've seen no differences other than the color and diag. > > > > prism in the ones I've owned. > > > > What is your meter 'anomaly'? > > > > > > > > > > > > I recently picked up a nice SE (Special Edition?) version of > > the > > > > ME on > > > > > Ebeagh. It's in great condition apart from an exposure > > meter > > > > anomaly > > > > > which I can live with for now. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Basically the meter reads OK when the lens is first attached but > > > subsequently underexposes. > > > > > > For example, if I fit the lens with its aperture set at f22 it > > reads > > > OK and continues to read OK as I move the aperture ring up to > > f1.7 > > > with shutter speeds becoming faster as the lens opening is > > increased. > > > If I then move the ring back towards f22, shutter speeds remain > > far > > > too fast. The only way to get reasonable readings again is to > > take > > > the lens off and start again with a small aperture. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > Brian > > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > > > Brian Walters > > > Western Sydney, Australia > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
