> On Feb 15, 2021, at 1:22 PM, John <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't see any damage to the lens or the lens mount. I have three of the > four legs pulled loose. I don't know how I did that, but ... > > I expect I'll be sending mine to precison in the next couple of days. I'd > like some feedback from the list.
They mostly suck, but seem to succeed in repairing equipment. When I got thrown into the water with my 15-30 and it would no longer autofocus, it was sent back as unrepairable, I wasn’t charged, but it was working. It’s almost as if someone realized it was just a loose connection and ticked the unrepairable box so I wouldn’t get charged $300. When the shutter on my K-1 crapped out last summer, it was gone for like 2 months, waiting on parts, but that could be a pandemic issue. > > I still have the original Ricoh Pentax K-1 box. I'm thinking of packing the > camera in that, along with a single battery and then packing that box inside > of a shipping box, but before I do … Nope, just put a body cap on it, and pack it well. > > Mainly I want to know whether I'll get the Ricoh Pentax K-1 box and the > battery back if I send it in that way? Should I include a memory card? I have > a spare 256MB card that I won't be devastated if I lose it. No, they have memory cards. > > What's y'all's experience with their turn-around? It’s usually OK. > > I checked with my local Pentax guy & he is no longer stocking Pentax > (although I think he can still order from them - he's just not carrying it in > stock) I was thinking maybe picking up a used K-1 for backup if he had one, > but all he had were a K-5 & a K-7. > > KEH currently has the K-1 listed as "Out of Stock". They don't have ANY > Pentax digital cameras right now. > > Ebay don't look pretty right now either, so it looks like my only option in > that direction (having a spare) is a new one from B&H. I use searchtempest to search both craigslist and ebay https://www.searchtempest.com/search?search_string=pentax%20k-1&category=8&subcat=sss&cityselect=zip&location=95018&maxDist=50000&Region=combined#gsc.tab=0 There’s on on ebay with a buy it now of $1100 There are a fair number of completed listings on ebay for under $1100 Although there is a K1 listed but shows a photo of a K30 > > On 2/15/2021 10:33:17, Stanley Halpin wrote: >> Back when my K-1 was still quite new, I had it on a seat next to me in a bus, >> the camera started to slip off, I grabbed for it, just barely got ahold of >> one corner of the display. I slowed the full, the lens snapped off its mount >> (another story) and the display extended out with 3 of the 4 “legs” still in >> place. I fiddled with it, couldn’t see how to just pop the connector on the >> loose leg back in place, and eventually sent it to Precision. No lasting >> damage except to my wallet. >> Stan >>> On Feb 14, 2021, at 3:11 PM, John <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I tripped & fell and somehow managed to rip the display off the back of my >>> K-1. Instead of hanging by 4 legs it's now hanging by one. I can't see any >>> damage to the little cable that connects the display to the back of camera >>> body, but the display is not working. >>> It turns on & the auto-focus "appears" to work. >>> Also broke the plastic rim around the eyepiece (that holds the rubber piece >>> in place). >>> I don't think I broke anything on me. > > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen [email protected] -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
