If the middle part of the mirror is in focus, that means the mirror is out
of alignment and could be fixed by professional only. And to recalibrate the
mirror (not just the screws under the mirror), the whole LX has to be
stripped down (told by Pentax HK two years ago). I believe this is not an
uncommon problem assicated with the mighty LX (to some anyway). But instead
of keep spending money on my illed LX, I decided to let go and bought a Z-1p
for a peace of mind. I have never had any used bodies with so much trouble
before.
regards,
Alan Chan
>Hi everybody,
>It seems it's difficult to have a good camera without any fault....
>
>My (in)famous third LX, although very nice and almost unused, shows what I
>call a heck of a problem: it's impossible to focus properly using the upper
>and the lower parts of the focusing screen.
>To put it clearer: when I focus with the split-image aid in the center of
>the
>screen the image is correctly focused. Without moving the camera, trying to
>focus on the same axis using the matte part of the screen in the upper part
>of
>the viewfinder means rotating the focusing ring to closer distance, the
>inverse (and even worse) trying to focus with the lower part.
>Before somebody ask me, I tried different screens and viewfinders. The
>problem
>is still there.
>
>I know that something about the alignment of the mirror is really wrong,
>but
>I'd like to know what your experiences about similar problems are before I
>take the camera to the Pentax central assistance in Florence.
>
>As ususal, TIA.
>
>Gianfranco
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