I'd like to thank every one who replied, and especially whoever
suggested sending it to Erik Hendricson, I'd dealt with him before, but
discounted using him since the equipment wasn't made by Pentax. After
emailing him he's replied that he'll look at the lens so maybe it'll get
fixed. I'm
PJ,
I met Eric as he was winding down his career in camera repair.
He was in west suburban Chicago working part-time(?) in a business he sold(?).
I'd take my old Pentax gear to him in the mornings before work.
He 'retired' to Tennessee, but still does cameras when the farm(?) allows.
Nice guy,
He's older, I'm not semi retired, I'm under employed, and I'd like to
say I'm curmudgeonly from years of dealing with a--holes in software
development racket, but actual, I was born that way.
On 7/17/2013 1:15 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
PJ,
I met Eric as he was winding down his career in camera
On Wed, Jul 17, 2013, P.J. Alling wrote:
[...] I'm not semi retired, I'm under employed, and I'd like to say
I'm curmudgeonly from years of dealing with a--holes in software
development racket, but actual, I was born that way.
How many of us resemble that remark?
raises hand
--
Hugs and
on 2013-07-17 13:09 Aahz Maruch wrote
On Wed, Jul 17, 2013, P.J. Alling wrote:
[...] I'm not semi retired, I'm under employed, and I'd like to say
I'm curmudgeonly from years of dealing with a--holes in software
development racket, but actual, I was born that way.
How many of us resemble
and someday, if I live long enough, I'll learn to type.
On 7/17/2013 2:55 PM, P.J. Alling wrote:
He's older, I'm not semi retired, I'm under employed, and I'd like to
say I'm curmudgeonly from years of dealing with a--holes in software
development racket, but actual, I was born that way.
On
Lens Repair Rates (per hour):
If you watch us.. $55
If you give us advice$65
If you help or assist us$75
If you worked on it before...$150
Frankly, my first thought is that this can't be that pricey or hard to
find of a lens and that replacement would be
The, relatively beat up cosmetically, copy that Boris found on Pentax
fora had an asking price of $200.00. Even having suffered a drop to a
concrete floor the version I have /looks/ like it's in better shape.
The entire problem seems to be that it struck the floor mount first, the
rear lens
http://dangerousintersection.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/problem-solving-flow-chart.jpg
On 7/17/2013 3:42 PM, Darren Addy wrote:
Lens Repair Rates (per hour):
If you watch us.. $55
If you give us advice$65
If you help or assist us$75
If you worked on it
Let us know how that works out.
If it's reasonably good news my Tokina AT-X Pro 28-70 will likely be
following it.
On 7/17/2013 12:04 PM, P.J. Alling wrote:
I'd like to thank every one who replied, and especially whoever
suggested sending it to Erik Hendricson, I'd dealt with him before, but
My Vivitar S1 70-210mm f2.8~4.0, the third version with the A contacts
took a fall of about 2 1/2 feet to a concrete floor. Everything seems to
be all right except the aperture lever is binding just ever so much
which is keeping it from stopping down normally. I took it apart, as
much as I
I was going to confidently recommend Essex in New Jersey, but a net search
shows that they went out of business. :-(
Jeffery
On Jul 14, 2013, at 10:18 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
My Vivitar S1 70-210mm f2.8~4.0, the third version with the A contacts took a
fall of
Can it be that simply hunting down another sample on
KEH/PentaxForums/used dept of BH and/or Adorama/etc would be a more
optimal way to proceed?
On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 6:18 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
My Vivitar S1 70-210mm f2.8~4.0, the third version with the A contacts
NOt 100% sure - but possible Photo tech on 13th street off Broadway in
NYC - That's my local go to place and they inherited some of the old
techies from 47th st photo... who, if they haven't all retired, would
likely be of some use
http://www.yelp.com/biz/photo-tech-repair-service-new-york
KEH might be able to fix that. Sorry about your loss. That's a great lens.
On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote:
NOt 100% sure - but possible Photo tech on 13th street off Broadway in NYC -
That's my local go to place and they inherited some of the old
P.J. Alling wrote on Sun, 14 Jul 2013 08:19:58 -0700:
My Vivitar S1 70-210mm f2.8~4.0, the third version with the A contacts took a
fall of about 2 1/2 feet to a concrete floor. Everything seems to be all
right except the aperture lever is binding just ever so much much as I felt
Doesn't KEH use (or own) something called Peachtree? I got a Fuji folder fixed
by a place in Atlanta with the word Peach in it.
Jeffery
On Jul 14, 2013, at 12:24 PM, James King jamesk8...@mac.com wrote:
P.J. Alling wrote on Sun, 14 Jul 2013 08:19:58 -0700:
My Vivitar S1 70-210mm f2.8~4.0,
Contact Eric Hendrickson at http://pentaxs.com/index.html.
Nice fellow, good work, reasonable prices, retired to Sharps Chapel, TN.
Regards, Bob S.
On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote:
NOt 100% sure - but possible Photo tech on 13th street off Broadway in NYC
That's good to know! There's not many people out there that will fix
old lenses. I've been half tempted to get some tools together and
start repairing old lenses myself.
I have a few nice gems that need torn apart and cleaned something
awful, but really aren't worth the money to send out and have
I did that when the Pentax F 70-210mm I was using jammed, the data
brush was mangled, and that part is made out of unobtanium. I paid
about $70, for the first one, and $150 for the replacement, last I
checked the a good condition Pentax F 70-210 is going for over $200.
This version of the
I didn't think he worked on any thing but Pentax. I've dealt with him
before, He brought my A 24mm f2.8 back to life after a significant
impact with a curb, and revived my 43mm limited after it jammed. I
guess I could eemai him and ask, but it seems that the Vivitar is a
different jar of
And I think ERic is trying, at least, to retire
ann
On 7/14/2013 14:06, P.J. Alling wrote:
I didn't think he worked on any thing but Pentax. I've dealt with him
before, He brought my A 24mm f2.8 back to life after a significant
impact with a curb, and revived my 43mm limited after it jammed.
I expect that any third party lens good enough to be worth repairing is
going to be nearly impossible to replace.
On 7/14/2013 11:33 AM, Boris Liberman wrote:
Can it be that simply hunting down another sample on
KEH/PentaxForums/used dept of BH and/or Adorama/etc would be a more
optimal way to
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