Dave, that should be easily repairable - I had a similar incident with my 28-105, and it cost about A$160 to fix. The only decision is whether that's economically viable for you...
John Coyle Brisbane, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:44 PM Subject: Good weekend for Dave. Bad weekend for Pentax > Hi gang. > > I'm back from one of the best weekends i'v had in a long time, for > relaxation, not for photogaraphy wise. > > Clear blue skies, AM temps -2 or 3 and day time +18-20 or there abouts. > Missed out on the better fall colours by about a week. They peaked last > weekend, but a big rain/wind storm in the middle of the week blew most of > them off. Still managed to get some more isoloated areas, so i;m happy. > Shot 3 rolls of B&W, one from the 6x7. I tend to shoot more B&W in the > fall and winter. > > It was one of those, have a walk, sit and soak in the sun, have dinner > weekends.:-) > > Now, the bad part. While sitting with two others on a floating dock, > shooting pictures > of my buddies chocolate lab playing in the water, the balance shifted on > the dock and i went for a tumble. Leg of the chair broke off and instinct > made my arm go out for support. > Only problem was in my hand was my istD and my daughters FA 70-200. The > lens took the direct hit on the gangplank and bent the zoom barrel, but > not the outer barrel, the inner one. > Glass looks ok, but i'm no expert so not sure of the damage extent. I know > it will not foucus and zoom is very stiff. > > Question. Is it worth sending for repair or just look for another on eek > bay etc. > I know they do not go for great sums of $$ anymore. > > Also had the DA 16-45 fall out of my hand while putting it on my istD for > supper shots. It didi not fall to far, onto some styrofoam boards(about > 2')but it seems ok. > > Thats the second time for both the 16-45 and camera to have a fall. Just > wondering if i should have the camera and 16-45 inspected, or not. > > Anyway, lots of pictures to sort through tonight. > > Dave > > > David J Brooks > Equine, Pets, Bands, Rural Landscape Photography in York Region > www.caughtinmotion.com > Pentax istD, PZ-1, 6x7. Nikon D1 D1H D2H D200 > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
