It's good to know there is someone who shares my view on the LX. regards, Alan Chan
>I was talking to the fellow who I sold my F3 to when I was >financing the move to Pentax. He is a busy working pro, and >figures in the past 15 years since he bought the camera he has >put about 10,000 rolls of film through it. The thing has never >seen a repair shop, and has worked flawlessly for him. I >probably ran a couple of thousand rolls through it myself, with >no trouble, so it has seen a whole bunch of use. >The F2 that I owned prior to the F3 went to hell and beyond for >me, and faithfully served me for 10 years, then served it's next >owner just as faithfully for another 16 years until a boating >accident finally killed it. >Up until then, it was in the repair shop once, 6 months after >going naked through the windscreen of my car at close to 50 MPH > >Meanwhile, my LX's seem to last about a year and a half between >expensive repair jobs. >I do like them, but I am glad I don't have to depend on them to >put food on the table. >I am also glad I am able to afford to keep them in the >gentrified lifestyle they demand. > >My 3 LX's will cost in excess of $1200.00 this year in repairs. >Based on the amount of film I shoot with them, and the repair >frequency, I figure I am paying about $12.00 per roll of film, >plus the cost of the film and processing, for the pleasure of >using Pentax's finest camera bodies. >Mu buddy with the F3 figures the camera was close to free, based >on the number of exposure cycles it has given him, with >absolutely no input costs other than the initial purchase price. >What really annoys me is that they are so unreliable though I >don't treat them badly. I live in a dry climate, I don't pound >on them, and I don't run a lot of film through them, but I run >enough to keep them exercised. They just don't seem as reliable >as they should be. > >I did talk to the Pentax service manager today. He seemed quite >annoyed with my plight, including apologizing for his staff >member lying to me (his words, not mine). >It seems they still don't have the parts in stock to do the >repair, they were shipped parts that did not fit my camera. Some >modifications were done during the production life, and my >camera is one of the ones that was pre modification. >He seems to think it is repairable, but he doesn't know quite >how long it will take. > >Thanks >William Robb _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx - 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 .
