I hope they're quicker with it than they were with your K-5; or that they are similarly responsive if you need it for a shoot!
Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> Cc: Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 4:00 PM Subject: Off to Japan As I mentioned a while back, I fell while shooting the Woodward Dream Cruise this year. I managed to hold my K-5 and DA* 60-250 aloft, and they weren't damaged. But my DA* 16-50 was in a lens case hanging from my shoulder. It must have hit the ground, but it looked okay upon inspection. However, when I used it I ended up with a number of soft pics. Checking it on a brick wall, I found the focus plane was uneven. So I sent it to CRIS. They tell me it needs a new front element group and they don't have the tool to do the job, so they're shipping it to Japan. Don't know what it will cost yet, but there's an upfront $60 estimate fee for this one. They said it usually takes six to eight weeks to get a repair from Pentax in Japan. Hope it doesn't go any longer than that. Paul -- 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.
