Usefulness is a question, but I'm planning on taking whatever it offers me. :)
Jack --- On Mon, 5/4/09, Rick Womer <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Rick Womer <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Fixed! (was Moan! Groan!) > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, May 4, 2009, 5:43 AM > Jack, > > I have the hood from the 24-90; but the little bumps on the > 16-45 that lock the hood on are too worn to hold. I'm > thinking about using a couple of drops of epoxy to build > them up a little. > > Actually, I'm not even sure how much of a difference > the hood makes, except as protection. > > Rick > > http://photo.net/photos/RickW > > > --- On Mon, 5/4/09, Jack Davis <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I understood from your initial post that the hood > 'gave > > its all.' > > Do you have a usable hood? Just curious. > > > > Jack > > > > > > --- On Mon, 5/4/09, Rick Womer > <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > From: Rick Womer <[email protected]> > > > Subject: Fixed! (was Moan! Groan!) > > > To: [email protected] > > > Date: Monday, May 4, 2009, 3:05 AM > > > Late last night, I took my jammed inoperable > 16-45 in > > hand, > > > and reasoned: If landing on its front end broke > it, > > what > > > would happen if I tightly gripped the front and > > pulled? > > > Nothing to lose. > > > > > > So I did. There was a "clunk" on the > second > > firm > > > pull, and everything works. It focuses. It > zooms. > > The > > > images are sharp. > > > > > > Whew. > > > > > > Rick > > > > > > http://photo.net/photos/RickW > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > 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. > > > > > -- > 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.

