>I should have responded to this already but - I did take one of the >K1000's in to Pentax Canada in Mississauga last year (November) and >they told me it would cost $120.00 CDN for a CLA (not including >taxes). > >I would assume that this was a CLA as they said that the timings >were a bit off on the shutter speeds (although I saw no problems in >any film that I ran through the camera) and that this was the cost >to adjust and do maintenance on the camera >Cheers, >Dave
Yes, 120$ before taxes is about the standard price for a CLA in Quebec. They will disassemble, clean and relubricate the shutter, then adjust curtains and meter. Some bodies are easier to do than others, they probably make good money on Pentax mechanical K bodies. They like to work on them. Canon bodies for example are another story, but they have to charge a unique price for most bodies. Looking around you might be able to find a "smaller" repairman (still well equiped) that can do mechanical K bodies for less. LX is another story. This is a very "dense" camera and they need more time to get behind the mirror cage to change those pieces responsible for the mirror syndrome. My guess for an actual price would be 225$ (canadian) + taxes. Andre -- - 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 .
