Everyone seems to have a similar story. I was out in the bush photographing a few months ago and had to step over a low fence. My foot caught and my knee and camera both hit the ground at the same time. I think the lens hood on the 16-45 saved it and the camera from serious damage but the hood itself stretched somehow and wouldn't lock in place on the lens anymore. A $88 replacement fixed that ($88 for a bit of circular plastic seemed a bit rich but what can you do?)
The knee eventually recovered but I had a list to the right for a few days... Glad you're OK. Commiserations about the camera gear. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:44 -0800, "Jack Davis" <[email protected]> wrote: > Sad moment.. I was unloading gear after returning home from a short photo > trip. Was carrying the "mother" bag, a satellite bag containing the K20, > DA 16-45 etc. and a light tripod (3001 Bogen w/mini ball head). "Bogen" > is easier to spell. > As I approached the door into the house, I caught my toe on the edge of a > throw rug. Thought I was going down so, per survival instinct, I emptied > my hands to help catch myself when I contacted the cement floor. > All but the mother bag on my shoulder went to the floor in sort of a > forward throw. Later, when I turned the camera on, all I had on the > display was a flashing F.. Lens was difficult to remove and was obviously > not mating with contacts. Upon removing the lens, with some effort, I > could see a slight bend in the lens mount on the body. > I put the lens on a K10 and found it mounted OK, but would not focus on > the "S" setting and shutter would not release. In "C" mode. while the > focus indicator light indicated "in focus" at the narrow end, the images > were soft beyond help. Element scramble maybe.(?) > Both K20 body and lens are on their way to the new Pentax repair facility > at 250 North 54th st, Chandler, AZ 85226. > > Jack (sniff) > > -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Access your email from home and the web -- 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.
