Originally posted by stevebrot Manual on the ME Super does not work that way. It stays on 1/60 because that is where the shutter speed is set to. Put the selector on "auto" and see if the viewfinder display responds to changes in aperture.
Not initially it didn't, no. But when I removed the lens and replaced it it did. And when I replaced the lens I felt the aperture ring offer quite a bit more resistance as I opened it up towards f1.7. Then the meter didn't respond again, staying at the same shutter speed.
Don't open the camera for attempted repair or squirt anything more it unless you know it is broken.
I won't! Don't worry. I only dribbled a touch of isopropanol in on the end of a small bit of wire. Thanks for the link to the manual. When the lens is removed, the spring lever moves smoothly upwards and downwards when I ease off, yet the resistance encountered when adjusting the aperture is quite significant. I observe, when looking at this little spring lever from an oblique angle across the front of the camera, the lever is full forward and follows the curved front profile of the slot.
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Originally posted by abruzzi This was to force a fast shutter speed during film loading even if the lens cap was on. I don't know if the ME super has something similar, but its worth looking into.
I read about this, and I did wonder, so of course I put a film in it and I'm on frame 4 now. But yes... It's recommended to set 1/125 sec position to advance the film or point the camera at something bright when on auto to advance the film.