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I'd like some input on purchasing an XA with a dead meter needle.
I'm always watching for opportunities to purchase another XA. I gave away one of my two XAs as a gift, and I've been looking to replace it with an XA3 (or possibly a second XA, or if the price were right, an XA2).
I found one locally at a camera store—a rarity since my local used camera market is extremely lame—and immediately my mind started racing toward impulse-purchase-land. Luckily, I had the forethought to think to test it with batteries, and since I had my XA and XA4 with me, I had good batteries on hand.
Unfortunately, I found that the meter needle didn't respond to light like it should, but the shutter sounded vaguely right (fast and slow) when I shot the same scene and changed the ISO. I know XAs have two meter cells, and that the one that drives the meter needle often packs up first.
They're asking $75, but said they'd take 10% off (ha).
This long preface was probably unnecessary, but here's my question: since the rest of the camera appears to be in really good condition, would you go for it and not worry about the dead meter cell? Tell me what you think.
I'm always watching for opportunities to purchase another XA. I gave away one of my two XAs as a gift, and I've been looking to replace it with an XA3 (or possibly a second XA, or if the price were right, an XA2).
I found one locally at a camera store—a rarity since my local used camera market is extremely lame—and immediately my mind started racing toward impulse-purchase-land. Luckily, I had the forethought to think to test it with batteries, and since I had my XA and XA4 with me, I had good batteries on hand.
Unfortunately, I found that the meter needle didn't respond to light like it should, but the shutter sounded vaguely right (fast and slow) when I shot the same scene and changed the ISO. I know XAs have two meter cells, and that the one that drives the meter needle often packs up first.
They're asking $75, but said they'd take 10% off (ha).
This long preface was probably unnecessary, but here's my question: since the rest of the camera appears to be in really good condition, would you go for it and not worry about the dead meter cell? Tell me what you think.