Hi, Geordie, I don't know where in Canada you live, but you may want to try Kominek's here in Toronto (sorry to sound like a broken record, but I like these guys, and I'll plug 'em whenever I can <g>):
http://www.kominek.com/index.html You can e-mail them from the site, and in my experience, they're pretty good at answering in a timely fashion. They also do repair by mail. IIRC, I paid somewhere around $150 (including taxes) to get my MX CLA'ed, but that included new seals (I think they charged $12 for the parts). They do good work, at least they have for me, and I think Dave Chang-Sang had a good experience there as well with a Pentax zoom that Pentax Canada wouldn't touch. One of their techs more or less specializes in Pentax gear. So, send 'em an e-mail, see what they say. Couldn't hurt. But, as to the "big question", I'd repair the thing, especially if you can get it done for around $150 to $200 all in. You won't buy a cheaper one, and this one (as you say) will be good to go for several years. regards, frank regards, frank Andre Langevin wrote: > $220 seems OK if you prefer to keep working with a MX. But not $290. > Here a CLA is around 105-115 $ can + 15% tax. And that imply going > up to the shutter, so it's no big deal to replace the curtains once > you're there. I could ask for a quotation if you want to go on with > an MX as there are 2 good technicians around Quebec City and they > don't overcharge. > > Andre > -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
