On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 08:12:53AM -0700, Ken Hauck wrote: > > I have a few questions I'm hoping PDML can help with: > > 1. Would you spend $300 to repair a K20D or upgrade to a newer camera, either > a K5 or the rumored full frame Pentax? As I don't want to do movies, I > hadn't felt a strong need to upgrade but I do realize the newer bodies have > some nice features. > > 2. What are the chances that the camera internals are OK after this level of > impact - would the body ever be the same? I realize that CRIS will evaluate > the camera and check the internals but I'm still concerned about the > potential for damage.
If you have the money, get a K-5 II, if you don't get a used K-5 for not a lot more than repairing you K20 would cost. > > 3. How can I tell if the lens is really OK short of sending it in to CRIS for > evaluation? If you can't see a problem with the pictures, it seems that any problems with the lens is moot. > > 4. Any stories of experiences with getting this kind of damage repaired, > especially by CRIS? My K20 was resurrected twice from nasty falls. So far as I know, it is still working. > > Thanks in advance for any help you can offer and happy shooting! > > Regards, > Ken Hauck > -- > 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. -- Larry Colen [email protected] http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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.
