On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 7:27 PM, Tim Bray <[email protected]> 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
Ouch! I don't suppose you have your gear insured? Worth checking to see if your normal homeowner insurance might cover it. --------------------------- Sam -- 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.
