Alan, You're not alone. I have resisted buying one for quite some time based largely on how much I read about it's problems. You don't hear nearly as much about problems with MX's or SuperPrograms, etc.
Bruce Thursday, August 1, 2002, 9:03:28 PM, you wrote: AC> It's good to know there is someone who shares my view on the LX. AC> regards, AC> 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 AC> _________________________________________________________________ AC> MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: AC> http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx AC> - AC> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, AC> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to AC> 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 .
