I'm delurking for a while, partly to ask the brother- and sister-hood for their expert advice. I've had an LX for almost 2 years. It doesn't have a sticky mirror, but it now appears to have a focussing problem. It has the standard SC-21 screen. When the split screen is in focus, neither the top nor bottom of the screen is focussed. The top "focuses" closer and the bottom of the screen farther away. The focus suggested by the split screen appears to be correct and the full frame is sharp on film, but I'm losing confidence in the camera's ability to focus correctly. It has probably had this problem all along, and I've only noticed it recently, having just picked up a M50mm/f1.4. A possibly related problem is that very occasionally the split screen "focuses" too close - the opposite of a sticky mirror problem - this problem can be sorted by moving the mirror up and down a couple of times.
It clearly shouldn't do this - my second LX acquired last month doesn't have this problem. It looks like a mirror misalignment to me, as the screen appears to be properly in place, but I'd be grateful to hear any suggestions. thanks Alistair
