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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
06-08-2016, 09:06 AM
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I seem to recall that I used a razor bladed to produce the graphite powder from that Nr. 2 pencil and also that my camera body's pads had not totally turned into gummi-goo (as some apparently have, according to others' stories of their own experiences). Assuming that the original pads are still largely intact (with only a slightly gooey mirror-contacting surface), that trick should work well enough. I hesitate to undertake a total pad replacement (as described by some others) simply because my digital dexterity is probably insufficient to do the job properly (I speak as a person born with 10 thumbs, LoL).
As for gemutlichkeit and the Southern German region, I supposedly have family in the Rosenheim area (whom I have never contacted) and have traveled & climbed quite a bit in many German-speaking parts of Europe. I'd love to be living in Bayern (or the Austrian Salzkammergut), but alas here I am in an Amerika about to be smothered by that Clinton woman! Tut mir leid! |
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
06-07-2016, 08:45 AM
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Yes, I did resort to the graphite powder solution, taking the minute shavings from a Nr. 2 pencil and applying them with a cotton-tipped swab to the pads. This worked perfectly and I have not had any subsequent problems with them sticking-up. I was surprised at how effective such a simple solution could be...another example of the 'Occam's Razor' principle, I guess!:rolleyes:
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By the way, Uncle Pete, I note you're indicated as being 70 klicks SE of Munchen! How lovely! Aside from the fact that there are a great many photo-opportunities to be found in that part of Swabia, Munchen has all of my most favored biers! Although SPATENBRAU is at the top of my list, the Klosterbrau Andechs brew is absolutely heavenly! On a beautiful summer day, suitably equipped with my trusty PENTAX and a nearby Masskrug of Andechs' finest, there is no closer site to Heaven, IMO! Prosit!
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
02-02-2016, 10:44 AM
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Excellent! That is very helpful and thanks very much. The details provided on the 'later iteration' bodies contains the information I was seeking (late models have three visible differences from early models: 1. Shutter-lock switch is redesigned; 2. Viewfinder release button turns on the metering; 3. Three dots missing on the first shutter screen.). I note that although available information on changes relative to serial numbers is too sparse to permit a specific & precise table of which serial numbered bodies are which (early or late), it's probably safe to presume that most 52XXXXX serial numbered bodies are early and most 53XXXXX serial numbered bodies fall into the latter category. It's also interesting to note that one reviewer stated that even late model bodies have been noted to suffer from the sticky-mirror syndrome (with resulting 'infinity-focus difficulties on WA applications).
In a word (or two), the quickest & easiest 'at a glance' indication of a 'late issue LX body' seems to be the shutter-lock switch. ;)
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
02-01-2016, 09:27 AM
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Ah! Thanks for that additional information on mirror angle. I have another question, perhaps you have an answer to it as well:
I have noted occasional brief commentary (here and there) on 'generations' of the LX, meaning, I presume, that early iterations of the LX were somehow slightly different from subsequent ones throughout the production run. One such matter would concern this set of mirror pads (i reference), which I assume were upgraded to a less stick-susceptible material (Neoprene) in later serial numbered LX bodies? Another question relates to the shape of the shutter button switch, which I notice looks slightly different between early and late issues of the LX. Assuming these two observations to be correct, were there any other significant upgrades/improvements/differences between the early iterations and the last ones produced in the LX line?
A word of explanation here: I began my 'serious' photographic interests back in 1968 with Pentax Spotmatics (I) and loved the simple but sturdy little beasts. Much later I started collecting 35mm SLRs and now have quite a substantial collection of Nikons, Canons, Olympus', Minoltas, Ricohs, Fujicas, Rolleis, Leicas and so forth. However only recently did I return to the start of my SLR journey with the addition of two LX bodies, both with serial nrs in the 52XXXXX range. Consequently, the wonderful Pentax LX has been a recent and wonderful discovery for me! It also means I have absolutely no experience with or understanding of the model (hence these posts). Somewhat ironic that I have now turned full circle, returning to the Pentax camera line I started off with!
I now take my 'serious' images with digital cameras, but as a neo-Luddite technogeek, I have a profound regard for the 35mm fil format SLRs or yore. :)
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
01-30-2016, 05:17 PM
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Rather brilliant 'quick fix' solution to the perennial Pentax LX 'sticky mirror' problem. Worked perfectly to resolve my own LX's sticky mirror pad frustrations, and no less than 8 years since the original post was put up (2008 to 2016)! It emphasises the value of forums whereby accumulated knowledge may be stored to help others!
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