At 01:25 PM 2/13/2001 -0800, Gerald Cermak wrote:
>PAUL STENQUIST writes:
>
> > The focus problem is caused by the same worn out mirror bumpers as the
> > sticky mirror problem. Like most used LX cameras, it will require a
> > sticky mirror fix. Are you in the Us? Pentax USA does it for around $170
> > along with an overall CLA. (And they seem to have gotten better at it in
> > recent months.) I believe the Pentax repair facilities in other parts of
> > the world provide a similar service.
>
>A few months back, at a "Pentax Day" at a local camera shop, I went in and
>chatted with the sales rep and a technician doing free adjustments and
>checks to Pentax cameras. I mentioned my recently acquired LX, and he sort
>of oooh'd in a good way, and mentioned that he is in line to get LX repair
>training soon, and is looking forward to it. It seems they still have high
>internal regard for the LX, and take the LX and its repair quite seriously
>at Pentax USA.
A couple of weeks ago I posted this regarding my current experience with
Pentax USA LX repairs:
>The cost for what they termed "significant repairs" to the shutter
mechanism (it had the
>stocky shutter problem, and infinity focus problems, but the couple of
rolls I shot through it
>came out pretty good) for this low serial number LX, plus replacing all
the foam and matte
>material, complete cleaning, et al, and fixing a loose hot shoe on the
FA-1 finder, was
>quoted as $216. Turnaround time was quoted as ~2 weeks.
I called today because yesterday was two weeks, in order to check the
status of the repair. The gentleman I talked to told me that the repair had
been approved on 1/25/01 (which I already knew) and that the camera was
with a technician. And that it would be the normal 3-4 weeks for the
repair. When I told him that I was told 2 weeks for the repair the day I
gave the credit card authorization he started hemming and hawing but not
making any sounds recognizable as words, apparently searching for an
excuse. I laughed, wished him a good day, and hung up. Hopefully the body
will show up here in a couple of weeks.
David<
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