Me Super mirror cushion

Having read an earlier post I have had a look at my camera's mirror cushion foam. It has a couple of small spots where the foam is missing, and the screw in the centre is exposed.
Is this an expensive / big job to have repaired? Are the likes of Jessops any good for this kind of thing?

Hi,
I wouldn't try the high street as they add there mark up and you are not sure where it is going. Harrow technical in London is very good and a full service is about £60 (discount for Pentax user members). Another good alternative is the "Camera Repairer" in Claycross in Derby. He charges about £40 for a full service including return delivery. Asahiphoto also specialise in Pentax repairs and are in London

Regards
Kim

Hi John,

There is an American Ebay seller called 'cameraseals' who sells only mirror damper and light seal foam replacement kits. Costs under £10 for the basic package with no tools (just the foam and instructions) and is easily a job you can do yourself. I have the kit and have done a few cameras so far. Works well for me.

Regards,
Simon

Hi Simon,
I did a quick search on eBay and couldn't find a 'cameraseals'. Can you post a link to where he is?
Many Thanks
Kim

Thanks very much to simon and kim for your replies. After posting on here last night i had a look on ebay usa and found the guy your talking about. I bought the seals using buy it now.

I think you'll find the same guy on www.cameraseals.com

I have had my first roll of film from the me developed today. Just a few snaps of the wife in the garden. A handful were lovely, one i think was exposed better than any portrait i have taken in 20 years play with slr's. However most were poorly focussed as a result of what i think is dust and muck above the focussing screen (the mirror box is very clean).

Will it be a major job to clean the inside of the viewfinder and screen?

Hi John,
With the MX and LX, it is very easy to drop the focus screen and clean behind with an air can. With the ME-S, it will be somewhat more difficult. Camera repairer is offering a full service on eBay for about £40 as I said before. If you want to try it yourself!!!! try this link
http://www.robertstech.com/pentax.htm
From there you can download a repair manual for the ME-S
Regards
Kim

Doh!

Here you go Kim, I knew the name 'cameraseals' had something to do with it but the seller goes by the name 'raven571'. Here is a link to a current Ebay auction...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=15240&item=3828...

I'm glad you found the company John and good luck with the repairs!

Regards
Simon