On Jun 2, 2009, at 21:11 , P. J. Alling wrote:
I thought all A lenses were on the no longer serviced list. But
I'll look into it and give them a call. It's toll free so it
couldn't hurt.
Pentax Imaging dot com website lens support says:
We service FA-J, D-FA, DA, DA Limited, DA*, and DA-L lenses.
We can service most FA series lenses.
We estimate F and A Series lenses on a case-by-case basis.
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
We service all 67 lenses. We can only repair optical problems on SMCT
67 90mm LS.
We do not service Takumar, SMCP, and M. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
If your equipment isn’t listed, chances are we no longer offer
service. We suggest you check your local Yellow Pages, under
Photographic Equipment – Repair. Some local independent repair
facilities may offer service. Another good source of information for
the repair of older products is a monthly publication called
Shutterbug. This magazine can be found at larger newsstands; or if you
cannot find it locally, you can obtain it by contacting them at:
Shutterbug
5211 South Washington Avenue
Titusville, FL 32780
1-800-829-3340
Should you have any further questions regarding PENTAX products,
please call us at 1-800-877-0155.
paul stenquist wrote:
I would check with Pentax Colorado. They might still be able to
repair that lens.
Paul
On Jun 2, 2009, at 10:43 PM, webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
Just what the subject says. I was out walking with a relatively
full
kit and I spied what I thought was a Cormorant, but turned out to be
what looked like a diving duck of some kind. I mounted the the F
1.7x
adapter and the A*300, and couldn't achieve focus.
I thought it was the adapter, but after much fooling around, I was
able
to confirm that the A* 300 can no longer focus to infinity.
Even when racked in to it's further focusing distance. The focusing
scale says it's focused at or beyond infinity but the focus point
seems
to be about 200/300 yards/meters away.
I've used this lens to good effect for the last few years. So this
problem seems to be a very recent development.
Physically the lens seems to be rock solid. The helical moves from
minimum focus to infinity as smoothly as ever, shake it nothing
rattles
yet there is something obviously wrong with the lens.
So does anyone know of a good lens repair place in the US, it's a
cinch
that Pentax won't repair it, and the only good camera repair place I
personally had experience with has long since dried up and blown
away.
(It would also help if they didn't charge an arm and a leg for
repairs
since my budge is down to one or the other).
Joseph McAllister
pentax...@mac.com
http://gallery.me.com/jomac
http://web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html
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