There is no reason why the MX should not be durable. The small size is not against it. Actually it is about the same size as a Leica M and they are supposed to be indestructible - but I have had some problems with my M6 (two problems in 17 years) - it is being repaired even right now. l owned the MX for a relatively short time of 3.5 years and had problems with diodes behaving oddly, corrected with CLA. Probably the same f-stop tracing resistor that caused similar problems with my LX. BTW in a test by Chasseur d`Images a couple of years back even low end cameras survived well over 100.000 exposure cycles, except Nikon. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
-----Alkuper�inen viesti----- L�hett�j�: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> P�iv�: 01. helmikuuta 2003 1:07 Aihe: Re: Vs: LX Questions >The most common problem with MXs is the meter switch either not >activating at all or coming on when you don't want it to (thus draining >the battery). It's usually a very simple adjustment to fix it. >The next most common problem I've seen is a mis-aligned shutter-speed >indicator dial in the viewfinder. Takes a bit of disassembly to get to >it (you have to remove the top plate of the camera) but pretty easy to >re-calibrate it when you do so. > >Peter Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Mechanically very durable my problems usually stem from electronics and >>electrical systems. >> >>At 07:40 PM 1/31/2003 +0100, you wrote: >>>I have never seen PZ-1 marketed as a pro camera. The MX most certainly >>>was, with comparison pictures with Nikon F2. >>>But how durable is the MX? >>> >>>-----Alkuper�inen viesti----- >>>L�hett�j�: P�l Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>> >> The MX was marketed as a pro system also, and so was the PZ-1. >>> > >>> >There is a significant difference: the LX was specified for over 100 000 >>> shutter cycles and throughly tested under severe conditions. I read an >>> interview with the then Asahi boss, Minoru Suzuki, who explained in >>> detail the philosophy behind the LX. It was meant as an answer to the >>> Nikon F2 and Canon F1. > >-- >Mark Roberts >Photography and writing >www.robertstech.com >
