Weird, the lensmount screws are usually so tightly installed At the pentax factory that you will have trouble loosening them later with tools. Very odd that not all installed or fell out.
J.C. O'Connell ( mailto:hifis...@gate.net ) -----Original Message----- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Ken Waller Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 7:55 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Scary 200mm story A little clear nail polish should prevent this from recurring. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derby Chang" <der...@iinet.net.au> Subject: Scary 200mm story > > First time shooting the DA*200mm lens last night at the Museum of > Contemporary Art. It was dark, crowded, and I had had a few champagnes > already. In between sets, I had the lens and camera on my shoulder as I > made my way to the bar. I do remember thinking it was odd the lens felt > a little loose. But the results seemed ok. > > This morning, I took a quick look at the lens. Three of the five > screws > on the mount were missing! And the other two were loose but still > holding on. > > Luckily I have a collection of 50mm f2 "body caps" that I never use. > Pentax use the same screws on the mount after all these years, so now > the 200mm is securely mounted. Phew. The angels must have been watching > over me last night. -- 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.
