MX and ME are the same in this respect - I have had both, now only ME. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Lacus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 9:15 PM Subject: Re: OT: You don't necassarily need an expensive camera > Yes, Peter, I can't argue about that, but you definitely can't activate > the meter just by moving the film advance lever as was in the original > statement. BTW with "main camera switch" I've meant a shutter lock > collar - just a different terminology IMHO. > > Cheers, > > Peter > >> You're confusing the MX and the ME. The MX meter turns on when half >> depressing the shutter button, it stayed on when the film advance is in >> the stand off position, and then half depressing the shutter release. >> The MX had no main power switch but did have a shutter lock collar. By >> the way you can turn off the meter by locking the shutter, or pushing >> the film advance back in. >> >> Peter Lacus wrote: >> >>>Jens, >>> >>> >>> >>>>You don't necessarily have to spend a lot of money in order to take nice >>>>pictures. >>>> >>> >>>that's very true >>> >>> >>> >>>>Thes shots (/the BW ones) was doen with af 25$ nineteen sixties Petri >>>>Racer: >>>>http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/sets/72157594377661456/ >>>>Thanks for looking >>>> >>> >>>however following excerpt from the web page is not: >>>----- >>>"A peculiar feature: The light meter is activated by moving the the film >>>advance lever - just like my first Pentax - the MX" >>>----- >>>On the MX, the light meter is activated by half pressing the shutter >>>release (and the main camera switch must be on as well). Your statement >>>applies to Nikon FM/FE cameras AFAIK. >>> >>>Cheers, >>> >>>Peter >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
