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From: "Todd Stanley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: May 23, 2001 1:22 PM
Subject: Re: LX "Sticky Mirror"
>
> Interesting. I think Pentax, to fix the sticky mirror, does a
whole CLA to
> the camera. He probably just replaced the rubber bumpers.
But hey, if it
> works....
When I sent my first LX to Pentax Canada for sticky mirror, they
replaced a whole bunch of mirror box parts, but forgot to
replace the bumper that was causing the problem. I ended up
doing that myself.
William Robb
>
> Todd
>
> At 02:46 PM 5/23/01 EDT, you wrote:
> >>>>
> Hello all-
>
> I just thought that I would report to you on a pleasant
experience that I
> just had. My LX was suffering from the dreaded "sticky mirror"
syndrome, so I
> took it to a local repair shop for a check-up. Guess what, he
fixed me up
> for $20.00 (US) total!
>
> I just got the camera back, so I haven't run any film through
it yet, but it
> seems to function perfectly. He did inform me, however, that
some LX's
> require more extensive work than mine did, which obviously can
lead to more
> cost.
>
> By the way, Pentax quoted me $250.00 to repair the sticky
mirror problem,
> which apparently included some work on the inside of the
camera.
>
> I will let you know how it holds up.
>
> John Stephenson
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