On Oct 24, 2010, at 12:22 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > On 10/23/2010 11:02 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> The first time you do it, it can take a bit of work, but it's quite >> easy. The tricky bit is with the shim behind the screen, getting it >> to stay in place, or go back in place. The screens come with a >> tweezer for holding the screen, but I'd recommend getting another >> tweezer for replacing the shim when it falls out. Also, invest in >> powder free gloves before you start. > > I could replace the screen for K10D and I've hit the mark - it was properly > aligned. Not so for K-7. When my co-worker and I set out to shim K-7 for Katz > Eye screen I realized that three hands were necessary for the process... > > In principle, if at all possible, I wouldn't advise trying such procedure > unless one has experience and skills working with really small and really > fiddly bits. Fortunately, local Pentax service is very cooperative on these > matters, and frankly, having spent in excess of USD 1,000 on a camera, I'd > gladly spend another USD 50 on this fiddly bit.
The K-x is quite easy. As I mentioned, mine had a habit of coming loose of its own volition and I've had to replace it without the special tools. Mind you, I then had to clean it when I got home. > > Boris > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
