Having sent off three LX's for CLA's (guess what - "sticky mirrors") to Pentax USA in Colorado, I am pleased to report that all repairs seemed to go pretty smoothly, as far as I can tell (now having run some film through each body).
All are fairly old LX's. Two needed just the CLA's, which cost 155.75 each (including shipping). The third needed a CLA, plus deserved having the exposure comp release button upgraded to be able to activate metering (it is my oldest LX), and it cost $166.25 (including shipping). Total turn-around time, including shipping both directions, was approximately 6 weeks (without any sort of "priority service"). The two CLA'ed (only) LX's arrived in separate packages but on the same day, while the LX with the CLA plus metering activation upgrade took a few days longer (but still less than 7 weeks). So, having procrastinated for some time before finally sending them off to Colorado (due to hearing some not too favorable repair reports - I myself had no experience with Pentax USA repairs previously), I'd say that I am relieved, and I am pleased to pass on the good news. I hope your mileage may not vary. So, professional repairs for my "pro" (<g>) camera bodies... ;-) Fred - 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 .
