frank, I've got an MX with the newer LX screen and a busted shutter speed scale in the viewfinder - it doesn't turn with the knob on top. Also needs foam changed, maybe a CLA.
So it would need new foam, meter calibration for the new screen, CLA and fixing of that viewfinder SS wheel. Can your outfit do all that? And about how much would it cost? Bruce Thursday, November 7, 2002, 2:38:02 PM, you wrote: ft> Excellent news, Dave! ft> I'm always a bit nervous when I recommend a place highly, and then someone ft> actually goes and takes my advice! <g> The pressure's on, at that point. ft> These guys seem to be great scroungers. Found a meter for one of my Spots! In ft> terms of turnaround, sometimes they are astoundingly quick (brought my MX in ft> for a CLA, they said a month, and called a week later), other times they take a ft> bit longer than their estimates, but not much. But they seem to know what ft> they're doing, and like you said, one of their repair guys is really into ft> Pentax. You should have seen them drool at the MX! <g> ft> Glad your story has a happy ending! ft> regards, ft> frank ft> "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote: >> Well, >> >> It was a long time coming but the Pentax-A 35-150mm F3.5 zoom lens I put in >> for repair to Kominek Camera Repair is back in my hands once more! >> >> Kominek's Pentax tech was able to scrounge materials from any number of >> sources and put this lens back into tip top shape! >> >> To recap - the lens was losing it's focus when you would zoom - I took the >> lens to Pentax Canada who claimed that the lens was too old to be repaired >> and that they could do nothing for me (or wouldn't do anything for me). I >> took the lens to Kominek Canada (Frank's favourite repair shop) and dropped >> it off September 20 for an estimate. A week later I received a call >> stating total costs to repair ($167 plus tax CDN) and asking if I wished to >> continue. Knowing the excellent quality of the lens I proceeded. >> >> I received a call today from Russ @ Kominek and the lens now holds it's >> focus throughout the zoom range. I'm extremely impressed by Kominek's >> service!! Pulling off what Pentax Canada could not! Russ stated that >> Pentax equipment is one of their specialties so I would hope that they >> never lose the tech they have who's working on the Pentax gear. >> >> Cheers, >> Dave >> >> P.S. Unfortunately, I've gotten rid of my LX body and don't have any more >> K mount bodies so the lens, although fixed, will have to go up for sale. >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> mail2web - Check your email from the web at >> http://mail2web.com/ . ft> -- ft> "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist ft> fears it is true." -J. Robert ft> Oppenheimer
