Based on my experience buying, using and selling these cameras, the problem is usually "PIT". Photographer inducing trouble. The meter switching is weird. If you press battery button the meter always responds with a good battery but the meter does not work until you pull out the wind lever part way and then press the shutter button partially. Almost everyone gets confused by this setup. You turn meter off by pushing wind lever closed. Try it, the meter my be fully working as it is....
-----Original Message----- From: John Whittingham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 7:00 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentax KX meter problem > My experience is that the meter electronics is the weak link of the > KX. It's not *much* of a weak link - they aren't exactly dropping like > flies > - but I've seen more KX's with dead meters than any other Pentax I've > known. If the worst comes to the worst I'll use it with an external meter I guess, but first I think I'll take a closer look, thanks for the information though. Is there anything I could salvage the parts from, K1000?, or is it impossible to tell without a schematic? John
