The lens is probably repairable, but the bill might come close to the cost of a replacement.
It may be more important to have the camera checked out to make sure the lens mounting flange remains in alignment. You might be able to determine this yourself by checking for a flat focus field with a longish lens at wide open aperture. But I think I'd want an experienced tech to give the camera a once over. Paul On Jul 5, 2011, at 7:27 PM, Tim Bray wrote: > I was out for dinner in Porto Alegre, Brazil, at a decent joint > featuring really snazzy sandwiches, draft beer, and live music. Check > the picture at https://plus.google.com/107606703558161507946/posts/fb6ZAa3Vid6 > > Anyhow, we rearranged some tables and during the 30 seconds in which > the K-5 with the 40mm Limited was sitting unguarded on the floor the > waiter kicked it down a couple of stairs. Hard floor. It seems to > have landed on the lens. Now the 40mm won't focus further than about > halfway out; put it in manual and you can't physically turn the focus > ring. > > Pain and anguish, etc, but I'm glad the lens took the fall for the > camera. Anyhow, this is my first Pentax lens breakage. Anyone have > insights as to whether this is apt to be fixable? One goes to a > dealer, I suppose, and they send it off? > -T > > -- > 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.
