Very interesting. Was that price for a body only, including the grip and lugs?
I suppose I should get off my backside and go into London, but that means going by public transport with 3 small children. I bought both my MXs from (I think they were called ) City Cameras in Bishopsgate - don't know if they are still there or not. The warranty issues are to make sure I don't get some dog; if they are prepared to sell it with a long warranty then it is probably a good one, although I have taken onboard the groups comments - thanks. I've not heard of the Pentax club but what you say doesn't surprise me, sadly. I have interests in two types of car and some publications make me cringe. I dislike shipping things around the country, as it is too convenient to put damage/poor repairs directed at the postal/courier services, but I hear what you say. Malcolm -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bob Walkden Sent: 10 December 2001 21:03 To: Malcolm Smith Subject: Re: LX hunting Hi, there are usually a few knocking around in London. I noticed one on Saturday at London Camera Exchange on the Strand, although I didn't check the condition. It was priced at £350- but they'd probably move on that. It had a Grip B and the strap lugs with it, which are worth £20-30. Pentax in Slough can apparently service them, although I've never used their facilities directly. There are other people around who can fix it, probably including Sendean on Oxford St.. At one time I had 3 LXs and made sure that I got as long a warranty as possible so that I could get the sticky mirror problem repaired under warranty (always necessary). When you buy a used LX you must be prepared for this problem, and factor it into the overall cost, but once it's been fixed it should last at least another 15-20 years. But, finding a technician who can work on them isn't necessarily straightforward. There is an organisation called the Pentax Club which publishes the worst photo magazine in this part of the galaxy but which does regularly have private ads for LXs at pretty decent prices. Warranty claims are not invalidated by distance. If you're willing to ship the thing around the country they have to honour it. --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] "You don't stir the water before fishing" - Henri Cartier-Bresson Monday, December 10, 2001, 3:07:01 PM, you wrote: > I should have known that it looked too simple! > As I previously posted, I found some LX bodies for between £250 - 350, but > they are all hundreds of miles away and no good for any warranty claims, so > I thought I'd ring a few local shops. As I thought, no one has one locally, > but interestingly quite a few thought that really good bodies would be £250 > at the top end. > Two other observations; A large camera shop chain down my way was unable to > confirm its second hand stock, and refers you to its website, which doesn't > show prices. One dealer I rang stated the last two LXs were constantly away > for repairs and he wouldn't take one as a part exchange any more and > suggested I bought an MX. > Oh, and I couldn't find any private sales of one. > Malcolm - 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 .
