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Kathie Wideman
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 21, 2005 - 05:49 am: | 
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This camera was given to me and has been in storage. It has the SW switch missing and the little stub that is left appears to be stuck in the down position. I wanted to use it for a photography class. I know nothing about 35mm cameras and not much about photography (except point&shoot) Can this camera be easily fixed? Can I posibly do the repair? How much will it cost? Is the camera worth saving by doing the repair? |
rick
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 21, 2005 - 10:06 pm: |
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This is the switch on the left side of the lens mount, that turns on the meter? In the Pentax, this is not hard to get to for repair. Finding a part to replace the broken switch will be harder, you'll need another Spotmatic to donate the parts. Unless this is something you want to do yourself, you would probably be better off buying another Spotmatic body than investing in repair on this one. On the other hand, if you DO want to do it yourself, you probably can. In either case you'll be buying another Spotmatic though.
rick : ) = |
Kathie Wideman
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 22, 2005 - 12:49 am: |
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Thanks for answering rick. You are probably right about trying to repair it. I took out two screws and had trouble putting them back. Is this a good beginner camera? Should I upgrade instead of spending money on this model? |
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