Paul, each time I send a lens to US of A for replacement and each time I receive one as it passes through our border, I get to pay money. After two or three replacement transactions, I'll be better of flying to NYC and cherry picking the sucker over the counter.
On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 4:01 PM, PN Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you buy from a reputable supplier, there is no risk. B&H replaced mine > without question. What's more, the problem was due to assembly mistakes in > manufacture. I'm sure it's been resolved. (Although pixel peeping paranoid > users will continue to imagine problems.) > Paul > On Nov 9, 2008, at 11:16 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: > >> Hoover like in the namesake dam? >> >> Seriously, you've answered my question completely, sir William. I get to >> keep the money. >> >> And no, Paul, I am not in position to *risk* my money in getting >> potentially flawed by production DA* 16-50. Locally it is not even being >> sold. I can get a DA 16-45/4 though (for $450) which I probably will >> eventually. >> >> Boris >> >> William Robb wrote: >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Boris Liberman" >>> Subject: Opinions about DA 17-70/4 SDM wanted >>>> >>>> Hi! >>>> >>>> I don't recall any significant discussion of this lens. Anyone owning >>>> it? Or is it the general opinion of this list, that this lens is of >>>> insufficient quality? How about distortion at 17 mm? >>> >>> Does the word Hoover mean anything to you? >>> Seriously, it's sharp and contrasty enough, but the barrel distortion is >>> awful. >>> William Robb >>> -- >>> 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. > > > -- > 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. > -- Boris -- 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.
