I can't relate a story about falling, but how about sitting in a loo in Xi'an, China, camera bag neatly slung from the hook on the back of the door to prevent it's being dragged out under the door and walked away with: watch in horror as hook breaks in half, sending bag with MZ-S, FA28-105, Sigma 18-35, AF330FTZ flash, etc, down on to concrete floor? Lens hood and filter ring on the Sigma bent, FA 28-105 internal zoom collar bent out of shape, nice scuff mark on corner of MZ-S. Fortunately my travel insurance paid for the repairs, but I'll never trust cheap Chinese hardware again!
But I'm glad you're OK... John in Brisbane On Dec 1, 2009, at 9:44 AM, Jack Davis 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) > -- 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.
