I read, recent serial numbers... On 6/4/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But are they recent serial numbers or just recent purchases? I'd be surprised > if the defective copies were still making it out the door at Pentax. But I > guess anything is possible. > Paul > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "Adam Maas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Manufacturing defect, yes, early samples, no. I'm seeing reports of > > recent lenses with the same issue over on the flickr Pentax group I > > moderate. > > > > -Adam > > > > On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 6:15 AM, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The uneven focus on some DA* 16-50 lenses is a manufacturing defect > > > that plagued some early samples of this lens. I don't know if it can > > > be fixed. You should have returned it to the store where you bought > > > it. Hopefully, Pentax will replace it. > > > Paul > > > > > > On Jun 4, 2008, at 12:13 AM, Mark Erickson wrote: > > > > > >> I hate to be a buzzkill, but.... > > >> > > >> I sent an FA* 300mm F4.5 lens back to Colorado for repair a few > > >> years ago. > > >> It came back to me horrible mis-calibrated (blurry at all > > >> apertures), so I > > >> sent it back. The second time I got it back it was dialed in and very > > >> sharp. > > >> > > >> I sent my DA* 16-50 back this spring due to uneven sharpness across > > >> the > > >> frame. It came back worse than when I sent it. So it's back in > > >> Colorado > > >> again. I'm hoping it comes back in better condition. > > >> > > >> Maybe I'm a "second time's the charm" guy.... > > >> > > >> > > >> Jack wrote: > > >>> > > >>> Nor I, Paul. > > >>> > > >>> Jack > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>> Ken wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Same here Paul. > > >>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Paul wrote: > > >>>>>> I've never had a bad service experience with Pentax > > >>>>>> Colorado. It seems they know what they're doing. > > >>>>>> Paul > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > >> PDML@pdml.net > > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > > >> and follow the directions. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > PDML@pdml.net > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > > follow > > the directions. > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > M. Adam Maas > > http://www.mawz.ca > > Explorations of the City Around Us. > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow > > the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. >
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