I agree. I've had two do the same. I returned the first used lens for my money back. Pentax cleaned the second one but within a few months it was in terrible condition. I threw it in the garbage and never looked back. It's a shame because I liked the lens. I gave my very first one to my daughter. I might get it back and see how it is holding up. She only takes digital pictures now. No problems with any of my other lens.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Sanderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 3:58 PM Subject: RE: FA 28-70/4 fogged! > Same thing happened to mine, was fine one day and 2 > months later one of the elements had seperated. > This seperation is what causes the "fogged" effect. > Mine was tthe second element in from the rear. > It appears to be common on these lenses and there > is no way to fix it, the lens is probably junk now. > I replaced mine with another model since this is > common to the 28-70/4 AL. > No point in buying another of the same. > > Don > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Juan Buhler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 2:07 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: FA 28-70/4 fogged! > > > > > > After some fun with the FA16-45 on the istD, I decided to try the > > FA28-70 that I had on the ZX5n. Now, that camera has been in its bag, > > unused, for about a year now. > > > > Horror: the lens seems fogged. It is as if it were moist inside, but > > not quite. The fogging is in the internal elements. I'm going to put > > in in the sun for a few hours to see if it "dries", but don't expect > > too much. > > > > Luckily, it was isolated from other lenses, so if this is fungus I > > think the other lenses are ok... > > > > :-( > > > > j > > > > -- > > Juan Buhler > > http://www.jbuhler.com > > blog at http://www.jbuhler.com/blog > > >
