The foam & its adhesive can be ordered from Colorado at a special (read very low) to
repair facilities. The little pincher tool is ultra cheap too. The indication is that
he's
an honest man and doesn't feel comfortable working on the camera. I'm glad he turned
down
fixing it, as you need someone who has the tools and is comfortable with the LX.
Regards,
Bob...
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Weiss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "pentax-discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 2:45 PM
Subject: Re: LX Mania: Advice needed or a cure?
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> From: Bob Blakely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: LX Mania: Advice needed or a cure?
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> If all that needs replaced is the foam, that's probably about $50. Note: The
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> foam is small, thin, hard to see just behind the metal barrier at the top. I
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>
> Thanks, Bob. I took the LX to a local camera shop, and the repair guy would
> not fix it as he did not have self-adhesive foam of that size. He said he
> did not want to risk glueing in something and having the glue spill on the
> screen. Well, he had no screen removal tool either (he has not seen an LX
> in many moons). The whole deal is getting very sour to me.
>
>
>
> Old (generally):
> ASA to 1600
> KX style shutter lock
> Exposure comp button does not light viewfinder LEDs.
>
> New (generally):
> ASA to 3200
> Shell style shutter lock
> Exposure comp button lights viewfinder LEDs.
>
>
> What the heck is KX style shutter lock? The LX I have before me has ASA up
> to 3200, but exp comp button does not light the viewfinder LED's. The
> number on the baseplate is 524xxxx.
>
> thanks
>
>
> dave
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