forgot the link: http://www.flickr.com/groups/pentaxdslrusers/discuss/72157605349647317/
Quote "This copy had the highest serial number of any one I have seen, yet they still don't have the QC problems on this lens fixed yet! " On 6/4/08, Fernando <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I read, recent serial numbers... > > On 6/4/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > But are they recent serial numbers or just recent purchases? I'd be > > surprised if the defective copies were still making it out the door at > > Pentax. But I guess anything is possible. > > Paul > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > From: "Adam Maas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Manufacturing defect, yes, early samples, no. I'm seeing reports of > > > recent lenses with the same issue over on the flickr Pentax group I > > > moderate. > > > > > > -Adam > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 6:15 AM, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > The uneven focus on some DA* 16-50 lenses is a manufacturing defect > > > > that plagued some early samples of this lens. I don't know if it can > > > > be fixed. You should have returned it to the store where you bought > > > > it. Hopefully, Pentax will replace it. > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > On Jun 4, 2008, at 12:13 AM, Mark Erickson wrote: > > > > > > > >> I hate to be a buzzkill, but.... > > > >> > > > >> I sent an FA* 300mm F4.5 lens back to Colorado for repair a few > > > >> years ago. > > > >> It came back to me horrible mis-calibrated (blurry at all > > > >> apertures), so I > > > >> sent it back. The second time I got it back it was dialed in and very > > > >> sharp. > > > >> > > > >> I sent my DA* 16-50 back this spring due to uneven sharpness across > > > >> the > > > >> frame. It came back worse than when I sent it. So it's back in > > > >> Colorado > > > >> again. I'm hoping it comes back in better condition. > > > >> > > > >> Maybe I'm a "second time's the charm" guy.... > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> Jack wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>> Nor I, Paul. > > > >>> > > > >>> Jack > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>>> Ken wrote: > > > >>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> Same here Paul. > > > >>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> Paul wrote: > > > >>>>>> I've never had a bad service experience with Pentax > > > >>>>>> Colorado. It seems they know what they're doing. > > > >>>>>> Paul > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> -- > > > >> 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > M. Adam Maas > > > http://www.mawz.ca > > > Explorations of the City Around Us. > > > > > > -- > > > 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. > > > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > > -- > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ > -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- 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.
