Ok.... I knew what I was getting myself into, but I thought I would pose the question anyway...
I just aquired a clean Electro Spotmatic, which does the following -
Camera meter
only works with shutter dial set to 'Automatic'.
Meter needle sits at the bottom of the VF, and on pressing BC button, swings up to 1/15th.
On half press of the shutter release, it appears to meter more or less accurately, certainly responds quickly to light changes.
Shutter speed on automatic seems to be 1/1000, regardless of the meter reading.
Mechanical speeds seem accurate enough, might be a bit sluggish, but at least enough to differentiate between them at this stage. No sticky mirror.
BC and meter unresponsive when shutter speed dial is at any setting other than 'Auto'. More accurately, the needle, already at the bottom of the VF, appears to 'twitch' downward on pressing the BC.
I know this is a lot, and could point to a myriad of issues, especially with this camera, (!?!?!) but I thought it might be worth putting it to everyone in case some of these symptoms ring any bells!
Last edited by Brad&Gayna; 04-18-2012 at 08:27 PM.