It is a switch that's broken. Fairly common with LX bodies. It happened to mine after being (mis)used for 19 years. Fairly cheap to fix and should be within the cost of a regular CLA.
P�l Mike wrote: >Having finally got some time to take more than the odd picture, >I discover a problem with my LX, recently (in terms of films >used but not time) serviced. > >Using A or shutter speeds lower than X, the mirror locks up and >the shutter stays open. Viewfinder LEDs do not flicker and >changing batteries does not change the behaviour. It _seems_ >that the batteries are losing power during storage, also. This >may be due to me not noticing the syndrome at first and leaving >the camera with mirror up and shutter open. Same effect with >different lenses. To my embarrassment, I first noticed this >problem some months ago but did not realise how serious it was. > >It seems to me that the electro part of the shutter is not >getting a "close" signal. I assume this is a problem created >during the servicing. > >It is _not_ "normal" sticky mirror or flat batteries. > >Anyone got any other ideas? - 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 .
