Lance, This doesn't appear to be a problem with repair or service. It seems to be a design flaw in the LX. I'm not sure if it is fixable.
Bruce Thursday, November 7, 2002, 3:23:02 PM, you wrote: LO> Fellow LX Users, LO> I was somewhat disgusted to find that both of mine (one new style, one old) LO> both exhibit the same erratic behavior. I use the word disgusted because I LO> have, very recently, had both of them CLA'd by Pentax USA (for a combined LO> cost of $410). LO> Has anyone been keeping score or noting any trends? Have the older LXs LO> shown less of a propensity for erratic shutters? I wish I had been keeping LO> a tally. LO> Best, LO> Lance LO> PS: Anyone have an MD motor drive (for the K2DMD) that they would be LO> willing to sell? Please contact me off-list. LO> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- LO> ----- >> Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2002 12:12:08 -0600 >> From: "Ryan K. Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: More help from LX Illuminati >> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> >> Ditto here- checked it last night. I had run into this before, while >> shooting Delta, but thought my camera was unique. >> >> So where do we go to get the new firmware? (tongue in cheek), >> >> R >> >> Jose R. Rodriguez wrote: >> >> >Wow! Same thing with my recently CLA'd LX (old style shutter). I would >> >have never found this out; I only shoot @ 800 ISO or slower... On mine, LO> the >> >incorrect shutter appears to be approximately 1/30 sec. instead of 2 >> >seconds. >> > >> >Regards, >> > >> >Jose R. Rodriguez >> > >> > >> > >> >> ------------------------------
