Hi Mark, I had my LX repaired at a non pentax repair shop, however the lady that repaired it did used to work for Pentax. They did an excellent job. I did have to take it back once as they forgot to replace the pad that the mirror rests on. During the service they also replaced the mirror assembly and all up the CLA and replacement of the mirror assembly cost $180au.
5 trips to a repair shop in 2 years is ridiculous, unless you were giving your camera an absolute flogging, like dragging it through deserts and rain forest and shooting a number of rolls per day. I'd be to scared to take it out incase it failed again on me. Regards, Paul Jones ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 1:12 PM Subject: LX Repairs at Independent Shops > One again, my LX needs repair... This will be the 5th repair trip in the > last two years, so MTBF is just under 5 months. > > This time is it is the mirror lock up function / self timer that is not > working. The mirror goes only half way up when the level reaches it's full > swing. The self timer, well, just plain does nothing.... > > These things worked OK when it came back from Colorado a few months ago, > but the MLU got stiff when using it for some early morning / low light > shooting in September. Now, with just light use in the last few weeks, > these functions have broken down. > > I'm tempted to bring it to a local repair place in Grand Rapids. They guy > there has done some good work for me with lenses, and the flat $140 or $160 > that Pentax charges, plus the 6 - 8 weeks repair time (including shipping, > estimates, etc.) are too much. I bought this camera just over two years > ago, and it has easily spent half a year in the shop! Not to mention that > the original $600 purchase price has been match by repair costs. > > I've heard the opinion that only Pentax can repair an LX - any thoughts on > the wisdom (or lack thereof) of taking it to someone else? > > TIA - > > MCC > > - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino > Kalamazoo, MI > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - - - - - - - - - - > Photos: > http://www.markcassino.com > - - - - - - - - - - > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
