Those are aging form which must be replaced. Any repair shops can do the job (suppose they knew what they were doing). Quite possible those form on the camera back have to be replaced too. Those aren't leather, but leatherette. If you are interested in replacing them yourself, check out http://www.micro-tools.com/Merchant2/restore.htm. Just don't let those aging form to stick on the focus screen for too long or there might be inreversable damage. Don't try to wipe the screen with anything either, use a blower.
regards, Alan Chan >MX - Have just aquired a nice MX for a song. Everything seems to be ok >except >that the more I used it, the more the viewfinder looked like the bottom of >an >ashtray. I took the lens off and a heap of black foam fell out. It's not >sticky, but was obviously there for a reason. Can this be repaired?? Does >it >need to be repaired. The only other "problem" is the little black plastic >bit >that covers the centre of the self timer lever is missing. The camera came >with a M200/4 M35/2 and M50/1.4. I suspect it's all been kept oin the boot >(trunk) of a car because the lens cases are very cracked and "dry". Are >they >leather?? I can't make out if they are or not. If they were leather I'd put >a >little treatment on the cases to stop further deterioration. > >I now have a dilemma. Which 35/2 to rid myself of. I have the K and M >versions. Someone decide for me please! > >Speaking of ashtrays, I simply cannot stop looking at "Caught in the Glass" >by >Matjaz Osojnik. Every time I open the PUG page, I need to look at this >again. >It looks like the moon. Congratulations Matjaz. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp - 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 .
