Re: Pentax 18-250 - stuck in the "locked" zoomed out position

[Igor PDML-StR]

A delayed follow-up:

The rubber grip is not glued, and it was much easier to pull it up and 
fold a half of it over the rest than I was expecting.

Tightening the screw fixed the issue completely.

It took 2-3 minutes once I had the lens and the right tools (a bamboo 
splint and a very small Phillips screwdriver)  at the same location,

and the courage to do it. :-)

Cheers,
Igor


On Tue, 14 Jun 2022, Igor PDML-StR wrote:



Thank you! If it is not a big problem for you to ask about the culprit (see 
below), - I'd appreciate.


I've found this "recipe" and tempted to try it:
http://usefulbulk.com/pentaxlens/

I wonder how "universal" the solution (and the culprit) discussed there.

I am also thinking how to deal with the rubber grip (Is it glued? What would 
I do if it breaks?)


All suggestions are appreciated.


BTW, my FA 77/1.8 Ltd 's focus also got stuck on the same day.
Outbreak of Lensovid-22? ;-)


Igor

Underpaid N. Overpentaxed Tue, 14 Jun 2022 08:42:27 -0700

I had that. Known issue. Pentax EU HQ in Germany fixed mine free of charge.
I know the son of their retired head of service. I can try to ask.
Cheers
Eck


Igor PDML-StR  schrieb am Di. 14. Juni 2022 um 17:37:



On Tue, 14 Jun 2022, Igor PDML-StR wrote:



Hi All!

I have Pentax 18-250 lens - the one designed with (by) Tamron, - the 
earlier version of it. Suddenly, I cannot zoom in with it, - it is stuck in 
the shortest focal length position.
This lens has a "lock" - to prevent it from extending accidentally (under 
its own weight). I wonder if something happened inside this lock, and the 
top piece is not engaged with the inner part of the locking mechanism.


Has anybody experienced this?
Has anybody seen a drawing of this lock's design?
Any suggestions on how to get it "unstuck"?


Igor





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Re: PESO - A day at the races: OT VESO

[Daniel J. Matyola]

NEAT!

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On Fri, Aug 26, 2022 at 1:53 PM Larry Colen  wrote:

>
> I was playing with a gopro for the first time last weekend.  This wasn’t
> my fastest lap but it starts with an amusing lesson on a premature attmept
> at a pass. There are a bunch of places that I could knock off a bunch of
> time by just keeping my foot on the floor and also later and harder
> braking.  Last weekend was my first time on sticky tires in about 15 years,
> I was last at this track about 8 years ago, and before that about 15 years
> ago, and it was my first weekend at any track with this car. So, especially
> with the fun I had the day before with brakes,
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGxSUDNwmqQ
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Re: PESO - A day at the races: OT VESO

[Larry Colen]

> On Aug 26, 2022, at 12:08 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:
> 
> Good video to get an idea of that track.
> 
> 
> I drove the track many years ago before it was redone, during several 
> Bondurant schools. I liked the previous version of the track better than the 
> way it is now.

I hate what the NASCAR chute has done to turns 4 and 7, particularly 7.

I guess that 8, 8A and 9 aren’t as different as they seem, but my mental image 
is totally wrong, and I found that I kept wanting to drive off the “bus stop” 
chicane exiting 8A.   

It is interesting, to me, that as I started carrying more speed, closer to what 
I used to do, it became easier for me as my rhythms came back.  

> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGxSUDNwmqQ
> 

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Re: PESO - A day at the races: OT VESO

[Larry Colen]

> On Aug 26, 2022, at 11:17 AM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
> 
> Nicely done. Smooth for the most part if not as fast as you might like. Good 
> video.

Thanks, the speed will come.  As they say, you can’t win a track day, but you 
can sure lose.

It was interesting talking to John, it seems that my line through 11 was a bit 
different than a lot of the drivers, as in I got several feet closer to the 
tires than anyone else.


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Re: PESO - A day at the races: OT VESO

[Paul Stenquist]

Nicely done. Smooth for the most part if not as fast as you might like. Good 
video.
Paul

> On Aug 26, 2022, at 1:56 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 
> 
> I was playing with a gopro for the first time last weekend.  This wasn’t my 
> fastest lap but it starts with an amusing lesson on a premature attmept at a 
> pass. There are a bunch of places that I could knock off a bunch of time by 
> just keeping my foot on the floor and also later and harder braking.  Last 
> weekend was my first time on sticky tires in about 15 years, I was last at 
> this track about 8 years ago, and before that about 15 years ago, and it was 
> my first weekend at any track with this car. So, especially with the fun I 
> had the day before with brakes, 
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGxSUDNwmqQ 
> 
> 
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Re: PESO - A day at the races: OT VESO

[Larry Colen]

I was playing with a gopro for the first time last weekend.  This wasn’t my 
fastest lap but it starts with an amusing lesson on a premature attmept at a 
pass. There are a bunch of places that I could knock off a bunch of time by 
just keeping my foot on the floor and also later and harder braking.  Last 
weekend was my first time on sticky tires in about 15 years, I was last at this 
track about 8 years ago, and before that about 15 years ago, and it was my 
first weekend at any track with this car. So, especially with the fun I had the 
day before with brakes, 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGxSUDNwmqQ 


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Re: GESO - Metropolis

[ann sanfedele]

Torlaf .. I read a lot of responses beofre I chimed in, and glad I did 
since I better understood what your slant was..
The 6th photo, the open space with buldings faintly emerging in the 
distance is very powerful and painterly.  it rather looks like
those drawings architects make to show what they are planning for the 
future.
the one preceding it  gave me a giggle - looks like the monument to the 
mand in the middle is eying the scooter(?) left in font of him
and the overall geometry is nice.   for most of the others, I'd 
personally prefer to see stronger lines and less of the overexposed look -
but that's just me.  your site doesnt let me enlarge the photos enough 
for me(with my eye promlems)to see them clearly... on my monitor (HP 
desktop< Windows 7 pro running) The largest I can make an image is the 
size of a 5 x 7 print..  is that just a clash of software across the 
seas or intentional ?
I usually have the opposite problem viewing some work too large to see 
the entire frame and I have to shrink it.


anyway, nice work as usual

ann





On 8/24/2022 2:57 PM, Toralf Lund wrote:
I thought I might post something on that "microblog" site of mine the 
other day. Even though it's only been about five years since last 
time. I guess my rate of posting here is also "once every few years" 
these days, but there you have it...


https://se.toralf.net/post/692942694488621056/metropolis

Thanks for looking. Or alternatively for ignoring it completely, which 
is probably also OK. As I'm saying, I tend to go out with High Hopes 
in these circumstances, but tend to end up with something that's, 
well, quite ordinary, I guess.


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Re: GESO - Metropolis

[Toralf Lund]

Yep. Those are nice places.

The fortress is located behind the ship on the second to last picture, 
sort of. In case you wondered.


- Toralf

On 25/08/2022 22:25, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

I've been to Oslo, and met up with Jostein there.

It is quite a beautiful city.  I have especially fond memories of Vigeland
Park and the fortress.

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On Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 3:58 PM Toralf Lund  wrote:


Thanks.

This is plain, old Oslo. Several shots are from recently developed areas.

I'm not sure it qualifies as a Metropolis, really, but I was looking for
that "theme" at least in part, seeing as it's also the marketing name of
the film. :-)

- Toralf

On 24/08/2022 21:09, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

Quite interesting and well done!

In what city were these images taken?

For someone like me, living in the shadow of New York, that may not fit

the

usual  preconception of a Metropolis, but it certainly looks like a
pleasant place to stroll and explore.

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On Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 2:57 PM Toralf Lund  wrote:


I thought I might post something on that "microblog" site of mine the
other day. Even though it's only been about five years since last time.
I guess my rate of posting here is also "once every few years" these
days, but there you have it...

https://se.toralf.net/post/692942694488621056/metropolis

Thanks for looking. Or alternatively for ignoring it completely, which
is probably also OK. As I'm saying, I tend to go out with High Hopes in
these circumstances, but tend to end up with something that's, well,
quite ordinary, I guess.

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