I had my K 50/1.2 focus looseness "knock" removed for ~US$60 (Seattle repair
prices, which tend to be higher).
I've had a sticky aperture repaired in another lens for about the same
price. The assumption is that most of the cost is disassembly and assembly,
so combining the repairs should make it not much more that the $60.
A great lens, and with comparable repair costs, a very good deal.
I would definitely buy it and repair it if I was in your position.
Cheers,
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 5:17 AM
Subject: K85/1.8 question
> Hello
> Yesterday I spotted the above lens for sale at �70. Optically and
> cosmetically good but two mechanical problems. With the lens off-camera
the
> aperture would not consistently open to 1.8, stopping at the half-stop
> between 1.8 and 2.8. Sometimes it worked just fine. The other problem was
> that between 1.3m and 1.2m on the focusing scale there was a noticeable
> knock in the mechanism.
>
> It's no collector lens but my questions are:
>
> how does the lens perform?
> should I buy? I have never seen one for sale anywhere else so have no
> reference for pricing.
>
> Would appreciate any comments.
>
> Thanks in advance
> Jim Brooks
>
>
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