Good luck, but I don't think parts are available. (The decay doesn't seem to come from use, but from time, so the spares probably fail at the same rate in storage as they do in the lenses). However keep us informed. If they can fix it then Pentax repair will probably be inundated.
keith_w wrote: >P. J. Alling wrote: > > >>It's this one Shel, with the Power Zoom feature. >> >>http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/lenses/zooms/short/FA28-105f4-5.6-i.html >> >>It's supposed to be quite good. However I'd never even considered it >>since it's quite heavy and not very fast for all that extra weight, with >>a variable aperture. If I'm giving up a fixed aperture I would want a >>zoom to be very small and light as well. Just as an aside my favorite >>Pentax Zoom is the 20-35 f4.0 followed closely by the 28-70 f4.0, >>unfortunately the latter is becoming extinct due to lens element separation. >> >> > >I have one of the latter that I just (belatedly) sent to Pentax to have them >bless (= fix)! >I cross my fingers! >I bought it in that condition, and have been dragging my feet (other things to >do that have a higher priority...) >If it tests okay after it comes back, I can see it becoming one of my favorite >lenses. > >Glad you mentioned it. No telling how long it would have been! <g> > >keith whaley > > > -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
