Can you gently work it back into place and secure it w/a dab of epoxy? -p
Axel Belinfante wrote: > I'm not sure how(*), but I succeeded to damage the (plastic) > hood thread on my not-very-old da*50-135. > at the top, near the white dot, the plastic 'ring' that goes around > the lens is broken off for some milimeter, and has come loose > in the direction of hood thread segment parallel to it. > http://picasaweb.google.com/axelpics/DA50135Damage?authkey=bWRLowYvO0Y > > (*) may have happened when I put camera+lens 'in' the (reversed) > hood that was already in the bag - although, then I would expect > damage to the outer (closest to the filter thread) hood thread > parts, not to this more inner part. > > I'm curious whether similar has happened to others? > > I'm unsure whether to go throught the hassle of getting it repaired - > attaching the hood still works fine > (doubt whether guarantee covers this; the insurance I have for > the photo equipment probably would, although while writing this > I'm starting to wonder about some 'own risk'). > > Axel. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
