When my LX had a problem with sticky mirror, my local repair guy told me that there were two possible causes: the accessible rubber bumpers, or something internal. He replaced the rubber thingies, charged me a very low price, and it's been fine since.
chris On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Dave, > Just make sure you get a competent repair job, or you'll do it again. > The repair should run US$150+ and include new foam and seals. > If it's a $40 fix, the guy doesn't know what he is doing. > Regards, Bob S. > > David Madsen writes: > > > I have an opportunity to add an LX outfit to my camera collection. It is in > > the shop at the moment due to a little stickiness in the mirror - it does > > not stick up but rather falls most of the way and then, after a short lag, > > seems to fall too far, causing focusing issues with my f1.4 lenses. > > Assuming the shop can repair the problem I will be able to purchase it with > > the FA-1 finder, FC-1 finder (with base), two focusing screens, and the > > Winder LX for $400. The body (other than mentioned above) has paint rubbed > > off near the strap lugs and a little on the shutter lock switch, but very > > nice in other respects, and very little wear in the film path. The finders > > and the winder seem near mint and one of the screens looks unused with box > > and tool. This seems like a great deal to me. Any reason > > I should think twice about this? >
