Hi, again, Mark,
I recently called Cal Precision and asked about their replacing the
dented hood on a Pentax-A* 300mm f/2.8. After some checking, I got a
call back that the hood would be $200 and the labor would be unknown
until they had a chance to examine the lens. (said they hadn't ever
done one).
Pentax, CO has it scheduled for replacement in addition to some
aperture leafs and linkage. Their quote; $137.37 returned to me.(parts,
labor and $5.00 shipping). Low quote surprised me.
I'm recovering the shipping to Pentax due to the damage having happened
during another instance of shipping.
This is not to degrade Cal Precision, they have done OK work for me in
the past.
Hope new year offers you good light,
Jack
--- Mark Erickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Bill,
>
> Interesting. I purchased an A* 200 F4 macro lens new from B&H way
> back in
> the late 1990's. I used it in aperture priority or manual mode on my
> LX
> until I got an MZ-S, when I discovered that it had the same problem
> that you
> describe. Maybe it has an intrinsic design flaw or came from the
> factory
> that way? Hmmmm. Repair cost me about $100 at a local shop
> (California
> Precision Service in Sacramento).
>
> Anyway, good luck clearing things up with KEH....
>
> --Mark
>
>
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