Thanks, Paal. It's what I suspect - pity it happened so shortly (maybe only the one film, I'm not sure) after a CLA.........
Haven't even had time to play with the FC/FB1 setup 8-(((( mike P�l Audun Jensen wrote: > > 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 . - 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 .
