In a message dated 12/16/01 8:10:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> - Your comment implies that the electro capability can fail but the > mechanical will still work in manual mode - true or false? It's been a while, but here's what I remember about the K2's shutter. If the camera had dead batteries, the meter would not work and the shutter speeds were not variable in manual mode. The shutter would fire at a constant speed [probably X sync] regardless of what the dial was set to. If however, the batteries were okay but the electro-mechanics were faulty, the meter would act erratically, with the needle bouncing all about. The speeds would be timed properly, but not necessarily correct for the given EI. I observed this in a K2 I was planning to buy. So I called Pentax in Colorado and was told they could no longer fix it. That was at least 10 years ago, probably more. That's when I traded in the K2 and K2 DMD [while they were still working] for an LX. > -Wouldn't the same be true of other Pentax models? The ES II behaved the same way without batteries and so did the ME Super. I believe the ME Super provided 1/125 sec. without batteries. I know the LX provided all speeds from 1/75 to 1/2000 sec. without batteries. I don't know about the Super Program and thereafter. Everything I said about the K2 was strictly from memory. If anyone out there has better info, I'd appreciate hearing about it. Thanks, Bob - 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 .
