On 24/09/2007, Debra Wilborn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Some nameless coward dropped my SMC 28-70 f4 for me > and now it's all fogged up. (Shattered a perfectly > good filter too but at least the body's alright.) Now > I'm wondering if I should have it repaired or just get > another one (or something else.) The lens still > autofocuses and it zooms okay. I guess a seal got > busted to cause the fogging. My experience getting > stuff like this fixed is nil. Any advice?
Hi Deb, The SMC 28-70 f4 isn't sealed in any deliberate fashion so the drop didn't let anything in. Assuming that it's just fogged and not completely unusable the jolt may have dispersed dust or lubricants on the internal lens surfaces otherwise the scenario you outlined is really difficult to explain. I would expect that the cost to clean or repair the lens would be close to the cost of a used lens so you might just be best off trying to find another used if you are overly attached to this particular model. Cheers, -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
