If it's been in regular use then it will have been changed at some point, the real problem is when you get a camera that's been sat untouched for a while. They will need changing at some point in the future (all foam breaks down eventually) but that may not be for years yet with any luck.

There are strips of foam around the film door; some very thin ones hidden in the channels top & bottom, and some wider ones at the hinge end. There's also foam around the focussing screen which you can see when you take the lens off. In addition there's foam underneath the top panel but that rarely gets changed and shouldn't make much of a difference.

You'll know if it's gone off 'cos it'll go into a sticky gloop that leaves black inky marks on your fingers when you touch it - clearing the old stuff off is a messy job!

I forgot to mention the light seals!

You'll see when you get your photos back whether there were any light leaks and if there were then you'll need to replace the seals. Like Jon I also use Interslice foam and the whole job is relatively cheap (around £5-6 including postage from the USA) and straightforward.

If the camera has the original foam it'll almost certainly need replacing, otherwise it'll need doing about every 10-15 years or so.

Other than that (which to be fair applies to all cameras of that vintage) it's hard to know where you can go wrong with an MX

Excellent camera - buy with confidence!

Congratulations Dan! Which PU member got the photography gig then?

Nice judging and congratulations Dan, I thought yours was a winner too.

Good set of entries this fortnight, let's hope it keeps up!

There was an earlier thread about it here: link

Fair point - I wouldn't grumble if I was the seller!

That's the sort of thing I had in mind but finding subject matter that suits wasn't as easy as I'd anticipated. I'll be giving it another try at some point though

Thanks for the reassurance Vikram and Amin, glad to know I wasn't missing out after all!