On 3/5/09, frank theriault <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 6:13 AM, Derby Chang <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I popped into the distributor for Pentax today (and incidentally, Sigma, > > Hassie, iRiver, and a few other brands). > > > > I have an MX with a sticky shutter below 1/125s. I know they are justified > > in making the decision, but still instinctively a bit miffed they wouldn't > > take it for repair. Amazingly, they said even recent film AF cameras, such > > as MZ-5 or MZ-6 can't be supported. Alas. > > > I'm surprised.
I'm not. The MX has been on Pentax USA's "we can't fix it" list for quite a few years now. > > I'd think that older mechanical cameras can (subject to parts > availability from cannibalized parts bodies) should be serviceable in > perpetuity. I can see why AF cams can't be serviced (everything's > electronic and replacement is required rather than adjustment or > tuning), but as far as your camera? Pentax's official distributor isn't going to use cannibalized parts to fix a 30 year old camera. Once the new parts are gone it's a done deal. So 3rd party it is. I've been tempted to start buying MXen in bulk and creating my own parts stash. With most of the knowledgeable repairmen getting up there in years and/or retiring, it might not be a bad idea to learn to repair one or two models yourself. Eric Hendrickson has a very good reputation for Spotmatics and manual K-mount cameras. http://pentaxs.com/ If you have to ship it, Derby, ship it to someone you know. Have them take it in for repair, test it out afterward, and then send it back to you once it's working properly. -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
