I am well aware that there are many people who do not have such a high regard of the LX. In fact, as I once posted here when I was looking for my first LX, one camera shop strongly advised me against buying one, as they were constant trouble and wouldn't accept one in part exchange.
This advice all fell on stony ground with me, as I have had two decades of trouble free ownership with two MXs. My LX was returned to the dealer with a fault after a couple of weeks ownership (faulty latch). I got it back yesterday; it's now fine. Has this put me off the LX - no! As many people have pointed out, it was/is a "pro" camera and I would imagine that most lead quite a hard life. After all, they were a tool for a job like a company car! Plus of course any LX you buy now is a good few years old. Just my viewpoint.............. Malcolm -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Alan Chan Sent: 26 January 2002 04:32 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: getting LX - worth it? (repairs,...) I share the view of Dave O'brien on the LX. However, I have learnt that on this list, one can only praise the mighty LX. Afterall, it's the only "PRO" Pentax 135 body over the years. If Pentax had made something like F4 or F5, Ithe LX would have been forgotten long ago. Not that I don't like the LX, just that if it would be as reliable as most other non-PRO bodies. It's a frustrated feeling when one felt when the LX would quit anytime on an important trip. regards, Alan Chan > > My immediate reaction to holding an LX is: "so what's wrong with this > > one?" Every *single* second hand one I've seen and handled so far had a > > real showstopper of a problem - the last two I looked at (in David > > Chan's shop in Kowloon) had non-functioning meters, sticky mirrors and > > looked like they'd been used to hammer nails with. > >Hi Dave, > >I suppose that if they look like they've hammered nails at least they have >an >excuse not work, I wonder if the prevalence of sticky mirror is closely >related >to climate? Most that I have ever seen here have also suffered the problem >yet >I recall that many of the PDMLers located in far colder climates have seen >far >fewer sticky mirror problems. > >I still don't believe however that the LX is any less reliable than many >other >cameras (including others that I have owned). My near new Contax RTS >developed >problems, F2 needed a new shutter, G2 wouldn't focus accurately, M6 had RF >alignment problems and sticky slow shutter speeds... _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx - 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 .
