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Bartrab
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Posted on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 06:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I recently bought a Minolta X-700 off of ebay, and everything seems to function well, but the light meter never seems to see much light. Even when i set the film ASA dial to 1600, open the aperture all the way up, and point in straight at a bright light, it tells me that i have to go for 1/4 or 1/8 of a second shutter speed. Anything lower than this and it tells me my picture will be underexposed. I put in fresh batteries as well, and that did not solve the problem. Is there a way I could go about fixing this myself, or should just take it to a professional repair man?

Thank you,
Bart
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Bartrab
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Posted on Monday, April 21, 2008 - 05:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Forget it. It just fixed itself after a little while.

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