Ouch!
You might look into insurance. I have a “rider” on our homeowner’s policy that
covers my cameras and lenses. It wasn’t expensive.
Rick
> On May 18, 2024, at 9:11 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
>
> I mentioned that a few weeks ago I helped a woman catch her dog, in the
> process, with the heavy camera in the handlebar bag the bike fell over.
> Shortly thereafter I noticed some issues with the lens focusing, but they
> seemed to correlate with low contrast situations, the camera wouldn't solidly
> lock focus on mountains through the haze. A couple days later I noticed the
> smart function dial on the K-3 III was broken.
>
> I took the camera and lens to the local repair shop today, I hadn't noticed
> that the barrel of the lens was actually broken:
> https://photos.app.goo.gl/rW86kLCAo8vWTRKa9
>
> The estimates were something like $450 for the lens (which I can buy used for
> half of that), and $700 (even more than precision) for the camera body.
>
> Sigh. I think that for now I'll replace the lens with an 18-135, much less
> expensive, water resistant, smaller, and I think sharper at least within its
> range.
>
> When I have some time, I may try taking the lens apart and doing a kluge fix
> myself. In any case, if anyone has either an 18-135 or 18-270 they're
> looking to offload, let me know. I'm also beginning to think that I should
> just pony up the dineros and send the K-3 III to precision in case there is
> anything else I missed.
>
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> Larry Colen
> l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood
>
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