> Meter On switch -
> Much stiffer than KX, I mean _much_ stiffer.
> Just like with the KX, if you set the shutter speed
> to BULB, mash down the shutter button and then turn this
> switch to the "lock" position, the meter switches off and
> the shutter stays open. Could be useful for that 2 minute
> photo when you forgot to bring a cable release. Even the
> SP switch is easier to use, and it's no gem lemme tell ya.
> I think they made this switch stiff because it's possible
> to stuff an MX into a bag in such a way that it drains
> batteries - this is something almost impossible to do with
> a KX.
Just on that subject, 1 of my MXs had a problem draining batteries. I took
it to the local Pentax importer (CR Kennedy) and asked for it to be fixed.
$130 (US$70) later they handed it back and pronounced it fixed. I went on
holidays and when I pulled the camera out of the bag the brand new battery
was dead. After replacing the battery and fidling around a bit I found that
even with the meter lock in place, a bit more pressure than normal would
turn the meter on. I figure that it must have something heavy (probably 300
Tak in hard case) sitting on the soft case, pushing on the shutter release.
I took it home and compared it to my other MXs, and none of them would do
that, so I figured it was a fault, probably just slightly out of alignment.
When I took it back to Kennedy's they said that it was normal, and that of
course if I applied a lot more pressure the meter would go on. I explained
that I owned 4 other MXs and *none* of them displayed the same trait but the
service man was unmoved.
Net result is that I now take the batteries out of the MXs when travelling
or storing and I have taken my LX elsewhere to be repaired and will probably
take the 6x7 there as well.
Paul Ewins
Melbourne, Australia
