Re: FA 50/1.4 trouble

2009-08-11 Thread Boris Liberman
I should say that second is the key word IMHO in your message, Sasha. On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 2:44 PM, Sasha Sobolsa...@asobol.com wrote: Old Pentax lenses are of exceptional build quality. New ones are also great (next thing I will buy will be 50-250mm, not sure when though), but there are

Re: FA 50/1.4 trouble

2009-08-11 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: I should say that second is the key word IMHO in your message, Sasha. I've just spoken to my dealer and he'll exchange my K-7 as well as soon as he gets his next delivery which is expected for late this or early next week. In addition to the trouble with

Re: FA 50/1.4 trouble

2009-08-11 Thread paul stenquist
On Aug 11, 2009, at 8:14 AM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: In addition to the trouble with the spirit level my K-7 seems to have a problem with the paiting on the front frame. The slightest scratches immediately go through to the bare metal. I'll have to take a look at mine and see if

Re: FA 50/1.4 trouble

2009-08-11 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I'll have to take a look at mine and see if it's scratched. I know it's taken a beating already, hanging from my neck and bouncing off the K20, not to mention a lot of ground-level shooting. I'll be disappointed if it doesn't have any beauty

Re: FA 50/1.4 trouble

2009-08-11 Thread Luiz Felipe
...sad news, but looks like you're not alone, there are lots of reports about problems in the hi-end Pentax stuff. I remember this happening with the 16~50 2.8 - centering problems during some photozone test. Any new product is likely to have issues, and any hi-end quality control is supposed

Re: FA 50/1.4 trouble

2009-08-11 Thread Boris Liberman
Luiz, it is not clear how wide spread the K-7 will become in Israel. Presently, no store shows it. I got it on a very special order. It is therefore possible that if I cancel my order, I will be left without the camera. I am thinking that I might want to take the risk and if indeed it proves

Re: FA 50/1.4 trouble

2009-08-11 Thread Sasha Sobol
Lol, everything I write is imho, imo or imnsho :) On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 4:56 AM, Boris Libermanbori...@gmail.com wrote: I should say that second is the key word IMHO in your message, Sasha. On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 2:44 PM, Sasha Sobolsa...@asobol.com wrote: Old Pentax lenses are of

Re: FA 50/1.4 trouble

2009-08-11 Thread Boris Liberman
Nope, I meant to say that in my humble opinion second (copy of K7) is the keyword here as it indicates the problem we're having. On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 7:20 AM, Sasha Sobolsa...@asobol.com wrote: Lol, everything I write is imho, imo or imnsho :) On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 4:56 AM, Boris

Re: FA 50/1.4 trouble

2009-08-11 Thread Sasha Sobol
Sorry, I am still sleepy. --S On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 7:22 AM, Boris Libermanbori...@gmail.com wrote: Nope, I meant to say that in my humble opinion second (copy of K7) is the keyword here as it indicates the problem we're having. On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 7:20 AM, Sasha Sobolsa...@asobol.com

RE: FA 50/1.4 trouble

2009-08-11 Thread Desjardins, Steve
Coffee, need coffee . . . -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Sasha Sobol Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 10:25 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: FA 50/1.4 trouble Sorry, I am still sleepy. --S On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 7

Re: FA 50/1.4 trouble

2009-08-11 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
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Re: FA 50/1.4 trouble

2009-08-11 Thread Sasha Sobol
I kind of bathed in ginseng oolong instead :) 2009/8/11 Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de: Desjardins, Steve desjard...@wlu.edu wrote: Coffee, need coffee . . . Nurse! Two cubic inches Lavazza Red, intravenous! Quick! Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher  -  DL9KCG  -  Köln/Cologne, Germany

Re: FA 50/1.4 trouble

2009-08-11 Thread Boris Liberman
I am starting to see some benefits of your potential visit to Israel, Sasha :-). On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 8:59 AM, Sasha Sobolsa...@asobol.com wrote: I kind of bathed in ginseng oolong instead :) -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: FA 50/1.4 trouble

2009-08-11 Thread Desjardins, Steve
Yeah, but that's like Bill Clinton not inhaling . . . Subject: Re: FA 50/1.4 trouble I kind of bathed in ginseng oolong instead :) 2009/8/11 Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de: Desjardins, Steve desjard...@wlu.edu wrote: Coffee, need coffee . . . Nurse! Two cubic inches Lavazza Red

Re: FA 50/1.4 trouble

2009-08-11 Thread Luiz Felipe
I was under the impression your K-7 would come from BH anyway... Boris, I was happy with the LX for a lng time before others came creeping to BR. I don't think they happened to be sold here, and by here I mean Sao Paulo, very far away from my hiding places. A friend of mine dumped Pentax

FA 50/1.4 trouble

2009-08-10 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi guys. After some deliberation I decided to shell $250 for brand new FA 50/1.4 for my daughter. It arrived some days ago, and it says made in Vietnam. Now, I don't have anything against it except that this lens is soft at f/8 outdoors focused manually by the split screen. It is going back to BH

Re: FA 50/1.4 trouble

2009-08-10 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Boris Liberman Subject: FA 50/1.4 trouble Hi guys. After some deliberation I decided to shell $250 for brand new FA 50/1.4 for my daughter. It arrived some days ago, and it says made in Vietnam. Now, I don't have anything against it except that this lens

Re: FA 50/1.4 trouble

2009-08-10 Thread Boris Liberman
in the lower behind... On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 8:15 AM, William Robbwar...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman Subject: FA 50/1.4 trouble Hi guys. After some deliberation I decided to shell $250 for brand new FA 50/1.4 for my daughter. It arrived some days

RE: FA 50/1.4 trouble

2009-08-10 Thread J.C. O'Connell
, August 10, 2009 11:05 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: FA 50/1.4 trouble Hi guys. After some deliberation I decided to shell $250 for brand new FA 50/1.4 for my daughter. It arrived some days ago, and it says made in Vietnam. Now, I don't have anything against it except that this lens

Re: FA 50/1.4 trouble

2009-08-10 Thread Boris Liberman
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: FA 50/1.4 trouble Hi guys. After some deliberation I decided to shell $250 for brand new FA 50/1.4 for my daughter. It arrived some days ago, and it says made in Vietnam. Now, I don't have anything against it except that this lens is soft at f/8 outdoors

RE: FA 50/1.4 trouble

2009-08-10 Thread J.C. O'Connell
, 2009 11:05 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: FA 50/1.4 trouble Hi guys. After some deliberation I decided to shell $250 for brand new FA 50/1.4 for my daughter. It arrived some days ago, and it says made in Vietnam. Now, I don't have anything against it except that this lens is soft

Re: FA 50/1.4 trouble

2009-08-10 Thread P. J. Alling
Welcome to your new position at Pentax Quality Control. You won't won't get paid, won't even be supplied with human resources' phone number, let alone a direct line to a production engineer, but you can end the day with a warm glow from a job well done. Boris Liberman wrote: Hi guys. After

Re: FA 50/1.4 trouble

2009-08-10 Thread P. J. Alling
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman Subject: FA 50/1.4 trouble Hi guys. After some deliberation I decided to shell $250 for brand new FA 50/1.4 for my daughter. It arrived some days ago, and it says made in Vietnam. Now, I don't have anything against

Re: FA 50/1.4 trouble

2009-08-10 Thread Boris Liberman
Subject: FA 50/1.4 trouble Hi guys. After some deliberation I decided to shell $250 for brand new FA 50/1.4 for my daughter. It arrived some days ago, and it says made in Vietnam. Now, I don't have anything against it except that this lens is soft at f/8 outdoors focused manually by the split

Re: FA 50/1.4 trouble

2009-08-10 Thread mike wilson
Boris Liberman wrote: You may have been wrong assuming that increase of price is caused the increase of investement on the part of the manufacturer, as this is exactly not how it appears from where I stand. I am not very tempted to cancel my order for K-7 in Israel as the cherry picking process

Re: FA 50/1.4 trouble

2009-08-10 Thread Boris Liberman
I saw it coming from you, Mike, sir ;-). The middle section is not covered yet, but I am sure it will be ;-). On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 11:37 AM, mike wilsonm.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: Boris Liberman wrote: You may have been wrong assuming that increase of price is caused the increase of

Re: FA 50/1.4 trouble

2009-08-10 Thread Sasha Sobol
Old Pentax lenses are of exceptional build quality. New ones are also great (next thing I will buy will be 50-250mm, not sure when though), but there are some bad samples. It happens embarrassingly often. Same with bodies: my second copy of K7 works flawlessly so far... --Sasha On Mon, Aug 10,