----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Smekal" Subject: Sinking flagships
> How long time - how many years - do you think the various LX's around can > be kept floating, i.e. in functional condition and not as gems in > collectors showcases? Pentax Scandinavia already sends all LX's for repair > och CLA's to the Netherlands, where spare parts for large parts of Europe > (old and new?) are pooled. They say some spares are definitely getting rare. I had a hell of a time getting one of my LX's fixed last year. It required a new circuit board, and the design had been changed somewhat from the original. I hope that my fleet is good to go for another decade, though past performance is that they will break down again within a couple of years. Whether I will be able to get repairs at that time or not is anyones guess. William Robb
