>I bought my second LX 3 years or so ago, and had a complete >overhaul done to it before using it. This included replacing the >iso resistor, and the mirror bumpers and all the foam seals. The >iso resistor needs replacing again.
...Then they screwed you. New resistors should be of gold type. They never need replacing again. Also, you can fix the resistor problem by simply keep turning the aperture coupling lever and/or iso dial repeatedly until the problem disapear. >I do love these cameras dearly, but they are not in the same >league as a Nikon F2 or F3 for reliability. >Not even close. I beg to differ. Mine saw 10 field seasons of hard use while I was working as i field geologist in the toughest conditions. It had no protection and has been dropped and beaten beyond recognition. It has shortcircuited on me several times due to water/rain - water seeped into the camera because the bottom plate was beaten beyond recognition. The camera was still working because of mechanical shutter speeds. After drying it the electronics starts working again. In the last five years or so it has been repeatedly, often several times a day, brought in and out of my hot car to outside temperatures of - 10 degree C or more. Stuff not recommended in the camera manuals. Still condensing has never made the camera malfunction to this day. I don't know how many films I've run through it in the last 20+ years but I've changed the pressure plate thrice due to wear. P�l - 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 .
