Re: Intermittent LX metering error
Shel asked: > Does this happen when a particular shutter speed is > selected, or when the camera is used on automatic? Used on automatic. > Or with > a particular speed when used on automatic? Does it happen > when a particular aperture is used, or with any aperture? This one's tougher, but, considering the wide range of lighting situations in which it's happened, I shouldn't think it's the same shutter speed. Harder to know that about the aperture but again I suspect NOT, for the same reason. > How old is the camera? Have you checked/replaced batteries > recently? Purchased used about four-and-a-half years ago (so I don't know its real age); and No. I'll get some new batteries today. ERN
Re: Intermittent LX metering error
What speed film are you using? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anybody have an idea as to why my LX should produce the occasional, severely underexposed frame (like no more than once per roll of film)? It does this in quite unchallenging light conditions, with perfect exposures to either side of the affected frame, and this has now happened with a variety of different lenses. Been going on a while, too. At first I thought it was some error of mine, but the circumstances just don't support that theory any more. Really hoping one of the LX gurus has a thought on this. ERN
Re: Intermittent LX metering error
Hi Peter ... How might film speed affect the problem? "Peter J. Alling" wrote: > > What speed film are you using? > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >Anybody have an idea as to why my LX should produce the occasional, severely > >underexposed frame
Re: Intermittent LX metering error
It _could_ be the ISO resistor. m Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > Hi Peter ... > > How might film speed affect the problem? > > "Peter J. Alling" wrote: > > > > What speed film are you using? > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > >Anybody have an idea as to why my LX should produce the occasional, severely > > >underexposed frame
Re: Intermittent LX metering error
Ahhh, that's the thing I was trying to remember. Darn all these technical thingies and terms. ;-)) mike wilson wrote: > > It _could_ be the ISO resistor. > > m > > Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > > Hi Peter ... > > > > How might film speed affect the problem?
Re: Intermittent LX metering error
M. Beastly, beastly things. Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > Ahhh, that's the thing I was trying to remember. Darn all > these technical thingies and terms. ;-)) > > mike wilson wrote: > > > > It _could_ be the ISO resistor. > > > > m > > > > Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > > > > Hi Peter ... > > > > > > How might film speed affect the problem?
Re: Intermittent LX metering error
Hi, this was one of the symptoms of sticky mirror that I experienced before the syndrome became really severe. -- Cheers, Bob Thursday, February 26, 2004, 2:31:37 PM, ernreed2 wrote: > Anybody have an idea as to why my LX should produce the occasional, severely > underexposed frame (like no more than once per roll of film)? It does this in > quite unchallenging light conditions, with perfect exposures to either side of > the affected frame, and this has now happened with a variety of different > lenses. Been going on a while, too. At first I thought it was some error of > mine, but the circumstances just don't support that theory any more. > Really hoping one of the LX gurus has a thought on this. > ERN
Re: Intermittent LX metering error
Peter asked: > What speed film are you using? Seen it happen with both 400 and 800.
Re: Intermittent LX metering error
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Intermittent LX metering error > Anybody have an idea as to why my LX should produce the occasional, severely > underexposed frame (like no more than once per roll of film)? It does this in > quite unchallenging light conditions, with perfect exposures to either side of > the affected frame, and this has now happened with a variety of different > lenses. Been going on a while, too. At first I thought it was some error of > mine, but the circumstances just don't support that theory any more. > > Really hoping one of the LX gurus has a thought on this. > > ERN Its the ISO resistor. They are rather prone to corrossion. A temporary fix can be had by turning the ISO dial from lock to lock a couple of dozen times. Were I you, I would get the thing in for service while Pentax is still servicing it. According to Pål Jensen, the new resistors are made of gold wire rather than copper wire, and are less prone to this problem. I had all three of my LX's done a couple of years ago. I am pretty sure that one of them displayed the problem after the fix, so i'm not sure if it is really a permanently repairable problem or not. It will show up on automatic most obviously, since the exposure goes all wonky, but I have noticed what I think is a symtom when shooting metered manual, with the occasisonal exposure reading that just doesn't make any sense. William Robb
Re: Intermittent LX metering error
- Original Message - From: "William Robb" Subject: Re: Intermittent LX metering error > > - Original Message - > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Intermittent LX metering error > > > > Anybody have an idea as to why my LX should produce the occasional, > severely > > underexposed frame > Its the ISO resistor. As Bob W sez, it may also be early sticky mirror. William Robb
Re: Intermittent LX metering error
Thanks, all. I guess I'll be looking into repair possibilities. ERN
Re: Intermittent LX metering error
On Feb 27, 2004, at 10:38, William Robb wrote: I have noticed what I think is a symtom when shooting metered manual, with the occasisonal exposure reading that just doesn't make any sense. I have noticed this on my LX, but in my case the problem is quite mild. It only happens occasionally, and I can "fix" it by just wiggling the ISO dial a little. It is pretty obvious when it occurs: the meter indicates 1/2000 when I know intuitively that it should be something more like 1/125 or 1/250. Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
Re: Intermittent LX metering error
William Robb noticed a while ago that when using faster film, say 3200 or 800 with 2 stops of over exposure the meter automatic metering system in the LX will sometimes give extreme underexposure. I did a bit of experimenting and noticed the same behavior. When you would expect a seconds long exposure sometimes it will be much shorter. Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hi Peter ... How might film speed affect the problem? "Peter J. Alling" wrote: What speed film are you using? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anybody have an idea as to why my LX should produce the occasional, severely underexposed frame
Re: Intermittent LX metering error
It's probably not the problem I suspected. My LX's will occasionally under expose on long exposures with 1600 and 3200 speed film. We had this discussion a few months ago. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Peter asked: What speed film are you using? Seen it happen with both 400 and 800.
