I had a lens disassembled and cleaned for less than $100. But it was affected with only a mile fungus. If your lens is truly "full of mold," it may be a goner as the fungus may have eaten the coatings. But if the fungus is still fairly mild, it can be cleaned up. Mine is now as good as new, and the fungus hasn't returned after three years. Paul Stenquist
Steve Pearson wrote: > > Paul: > > After seeing your post, I called the owner just now. > Apparently after I left the store, the guy behind the > counter pulled out some kind of special light. When > he looked inside the lens, he said it is full of mold. > He said it is basically a paper weight. So, > tomorrow, I am getting the lens for FREE. Now the > question is, is it possible to clean it? Anyone have > any thoughts on who I could send it to? Does Pentax > in Colorado do this kind of work? > > Is it even worth it? Is it too expensive to fix? Can > it be done??? > > Thanks again for the help! > > --- Paul Franklin Stregevsky > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Holy--! The pricing of this lens was the subject > > less than a week ago. It > > goes, as I recall, for $175 to $300. It's one of the > > most highly regarded of > > the K-series primes, which is to say, about as good > > as it gets. It almost > > never turns up in a local store, and very seldom > > online. Get it, and you may > > be able to do without a 100mm and 135mm (leaving > > aside one's desire for a > > macro lens). > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day > http://shopping.yahoo.com
