Re: MX Shutter

[Alan Chan]

If you can wind the film "once" and then the whole camera jammed, it is the 
mirror cocking arm which is worn or distorted. That means the shutter is 
cocked, but the mirror assembly isn't. This is a common issue with MX and 
could be fixed by bending it back slightly. However, many technicans took 
the shortcut to un-jam it only. Pentax Australia did that to me twice and 
tried to blame me for the jamming (back then I did not know the MX that 
well).

Alan Chan
http://www.pbase.com/wlachan
I now have an MX with a broken shutter. It will not cock, or it is
cocked but the release won't activate it (am I right that it needs no
batteries?) nor will the self-timer.
_________________________________________________________________
MSN� Calendar keeps you organized and takes the effort out of scheduling 
get-togethers. 
http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines 
 Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN� Premium right now and get the 
first two months FREE*.