My Pentax Digital Spot is sick!

[Robbie Shymanski]

So after 18 years of possession, my Spotmeter appears to have broken. It was working great yesterday/last night. I took it out of my pocket this morning and pulled the trigger... The internal LED lights up "0" regardless of where I point, and it snowed last night! I know it is not the battery as it is less than a year since I put a fresh one in. I'd be happy for any thoughts on this one. I am needing a fix soon as I am heading to Mendonoma at the end of the month to do some shooting.

[Heroique]

I know it is not the battery as it is less than a year since I put a fresh one in.

Step one: try a new battery anyway, see what happens.

[Robbie Shymanski]

Step one: try a new battery anyway, see what happens.

That was only the second time I have ever replaced the battery. It is a 6.2 volt oddjob. It is very strong on the voltmeter.

[Renato Tonelli]

Quality Light Metric
1-323-567-2265
I don't remember if Richard Ritter also repairs them.

[Drew Wiley]

Cold battery? During snow camping or harsh weather moutaineering I always kept the
light meter inside a warm jacket pocket or even inside the sleeping bag at night for
this very reason. Shirakawa had similar stories about this meter traveling through the
Himalayas; but probably any kind of battery would have similar issues. For my Pentax
6x7 camera I have a remote battery cord so I can keep the actual battery warm
in a pocket.

[Robbie Shymanski]

Cold battery? During snow camping or harsh weather moutaineering I always kept the
light meter inside a warm jacket pocket or even inside the sleeping bag at night for
this very reason. Shirakawa had similar stories about this meter traveling through the
Himalayas; but probably any kind of battery would have similar issues. For my Pentax
6x7 camera I have a remote battery cord so I can keep the actual battery warm
in a pocket.

The battery and meter have been in the pocket of a heavy coat which has been inside since early last night. And the exposure here to the cold was just under freezing for the half a minute it left my pocket while it was held in my warm hand.

[RichardRitter]

Broken wire.
Yes I repair the Pentax digital meters.
When the batteries start to go dead due the cold they will sometimes give false reading or the readings start to flicker.

[Alan Curtis]

Robbie
Call Richard Ritter and schedule shipping it to him. He is excellent.

[dasBlute]

Another customer of Richard Ritter, he's top notch.

[Doremus Scudder]

I, too, highly recommend:

Quality Light Metric Co.
7095 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 550
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 467-2265

(address current as of a few months ago).

They are the go-to people for the film industry.

However, if you have the Zone VI modified version of the Pentax digital, send it to Richard Ritter.

Best,

Doremus Scudder