>I am new to the list and I also have the same problem with the same lens. >I have had mine on a ZX-5n body for almost four years with no trouble >whatsoever and then all of a sudden it becomes a soft focus model. I >recently had a local camera repairman look at it and he did not think it >was caused by a fungus, but was not quite sure what had caused it. I am >going to send the lens and my ZX-5n to Pentax in Colorado in a few months >for a CLA. At that time I hope to find out what caused the condition and >if it can it be "cleaned". BTW, I have dozens of other Pentax lenses and >none of them have developed this problem. I have shown the lens to several >other photog friends and they are equally at a loss to explain what has >happened.
Could it be the AL element was aging? Or group separation? regards, Alan Chan _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
