----- Original Message ----- From: "David J Brooks" Subject: Re: K10D back to Pentax
> Had a call from Pentax today about the K10D. He said he would give me > their Purolator number, and send in the offending lens. > I said i don't have a box big enough to send in 10 lenses or more. > > He said, Oh. > > He did say something that struck me as odd, i guess is the best word. > > He said they get a lot of K10D's in for back focus problems. But he > said most general users are not as finiky as experienced or pro users, > yes he said pro, and they don't see it or notice it. > > Any way, i mentioned the mirror and focus screen, and they said that > would be something they would look for and correct first, and does not > seem to be the case here. > > I asked how they test for this, and part of what i remember is that he > described it as hooking up the test unit for a car to see what codes > are showing. > I wonder how their code reader checks optical alignment. I believe the correct tool is called a collimator.... William Robb -- 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.

