Glad to see it wasn't just me who had problems with the ME Super! Mine eventually suffered total electronic failure, after a long "illness". Yes, you do have the manual option, but it's complicated and not always accurate (for a while, I tried relying on the exposure guides printed on the inside of film cartons); and anyway, didn't I buy the ME S for its' easy-to-use automatic setting in the first place?!?

From what I can remember (it's been a while since I used it) my ME S seemed very sensitive to battery power - if the batteries were showing any signs of losing power, that's when the problems would start.

As far as shutter vibration is concerned, can't say I noticed this was a particular problem.

I now have a lovely LX, which I hope hasn't inherited the hereditary condition of its' siblings!