Frantisek, I have purchased 2 LX's with sticky mirrors in the USA, for about $200 each. $400 is a good price here for a properly operating unit. I had the local guy do a new rubber bumper for $50 or so and the first one was fine for about a year, then it developed a dead spot on the aperture resistor... so I sent it off to a New York repair center. They fixed it, upgraded the metering circuitry (so the button for the viewfinder release activated the meter), and replaced the top under the winder because it had a dented. Total cost was about $175 for the work. I had the second LX serviced by Pentax, a CLA for about $150. I was apprehensive, but they were fine. My recommendation is... Find a way to buy the camera at a good price, and then pay for a good CLA. The interchangable screens, viewfinders, and Motor drive are worth the upgrade from the K2DMD and you will love TTL flash and working in the night.
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