Christine, I'd been hemming and hawing since 2012 regarding the repair. Couldn't decide if I was going to live with it as a screw-driven or manual lens. Well, it answered that question when it simply refused to focus via any method.
I finally started the process January 31, but couldn't find a box the right size (and kept forgetting to take the lens to a shipper). Maybe the age of the paperwork sped up the repair. Who knows? Cheers, Yonnie expert procrastinator On Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 11:40 AM, Christine Nielsen <[email protected]> wrote: > That's very encouraging news, thanks! > I should quit hemming & hawing & just send mine in already. > ;) > > -c > > > On Mar 19, 2016, at 10:14 PM, Yolanda Rowe <[email protected]> wrote: > > Greetings and Salutations: > > Well, when I sent my last reply to this conversation (which didn't go > through), my 16-50 was sitting on my front porch. The brown truck > delivered it and never rang the bell. Didn't know it was out there, > because I'd sent it for repair on 8 March. Based on all of the stories > I've read, I knew that it should be a few weeks. > > Mailed it via USPS Priority on 8 March 2016; it was supposed to arrive > at Precision on 10 March. They received on Friday, 11 March. Repair > was completed on 14 March. Lens arrived home on 18 March. > > EXPLANATION OF REPAIRS: > Lens and associated items repair > A complete repair and return all functions to factory specs. > Complete cleaning (Internal - External) and optical system. > > DESCRIPTION OF PARTS USED: > Motor > Lens PC Board A Assy > > I've tested her, and she seems to be working as she should. Let's just > hope the repair lasts longer than the original factory specs did. > > Cheers, > > Yonnie > > > ==== > > Here's what I'd sent yesterday: > > "I finally sent my 16-50 off for repair. It didn't fail until long > after the warranty period expired (of course). I sent it off to > Precision. I'm keeping my fingers crossed after reading some of the > posts in this thread. I'll update the list once I have her back from > the spa." > >> On Sat, Mar 19, 2016 at 12:29 AM, Yolanda Rowe <[email protected]> wrote: >> I finally sent my 16-50 off for repair. It didn't fail until long after the >> warranty period expired (of course). I sent it off to Precision. I'm keeping >> my fingers crossed after reading some of the posts in this thread. I'll >> update the list once I have her back from the spa. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Yonnie >> >> On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 12:23 PM, Christine Aguila <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> On Mar 18, 2016, at 12:14 PM, Christine Nielsen <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I inquired to Peachtree about the repair, and just got this message >>>> back: >>>> >>>> "Thank you for inquiring with us. Sorry, we do not service the Pentax >>>> units any longer. They are serviced at Precision Camera only. Their >>>> number is 860-272-2100." >>>> >>>> So... I have a call into KEH to confirm that they could do the >>>> repair... they appear to have a flat fee of $235 for zoom lens >>>> repair... >>> >>> Though I replaced the SDM motor on my DA* 50-135mm with, I believe, CRIS a >>> while back, I think that was approximately what I paid. Lens running like a >>> charm now. >>> >>> Cheers, Christine >>> -- >>> 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. > > -- > 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.
