New SLR’s to collect

[Joel Bolden]

Most, if not all, of those early "Z" Pentax's film advance motors had spindly plastic gears and often failed fairly early - uneven film spacing was common. If yours does have plastic gears, hopefully it hasn't had a lot of use, and you have a good return policy. It's pretty easy to remove the baseplate to check the gears, though I doubt that repair would be practical. Let us know how you get on with it when it arrives. Some of them may actually be of decent quality, but I don't know which ones. Good luck!

Mine must be the exception. I've been using it for 5 years with no problems at all.

 

[RAZKY]

Mine must be the exception. I've been using it for 5 years with no problems at all.

Good to hear that! It may not have flimsy gears, it may not have seen heavy use, or it may indeed be an exception.

 

[compur]

The N6006 was kind of a big deal when it was released due to its rear curtain flash sync feature.