Thanks, Cotty! It was in a small not too well padded bag, so can't be exactly sure. From my recollection of the position of the bag when I picked it up and the position of the camera (with mounted lens) within the bag, it received the impact on the grip edge near the base. If you were to look at the body from the front, the mount was bent about at the placement of the detente receiver hole..'prox 4:00 o'clock. Lens must have received a blow at the same relative location. In my unique idiot fog, I force mounted another lens (50~135) to check if the lens mounting ring on the 16~45 might also be bent. When I went to remove it, I realized I might not be able to get it off. Emitting a medley of animal birthing sounds (mostly from deep in my throat) struggling to remove it. Obviously didn't want to ship that lens as well. Much teeth gritting and grunting seemed to work as I finally got it to release and come off. Just explaining it made me tired. ;)
Jack --- On Tue, 12/1/09, Cotty <cotty...@mac.com> wrote: > From: Cotty <cotty...@mac.com> > Subject: Re: OOPS!! > To: "pentax list" <PDML@pdml.net> > Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 3:04 PM > On 1/12/09, Jack Davis, > discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Sad moment.. I was unloading gear after returning home > from a short > >photo trip. Was carrying the "mother" bag, a satellite > bag containing > >the K20, DA 16-45 etc. and a light tripod (3001 Bogen > w/mini ball head). > >"Bogen" is easier to spell. > >As I approached the door into the house, I caught my > toe on the edge of > >a throw rug. Thought I was going down so, per survival > instinct, I > >emptied my hands to help catch myself when I contacted > the cement floor. > >All but the mother bag on my shoulder went to the floor > in sort of a > >forward throw. Later, when I turned the camera on, all > I had on the > >display was a flashing F.. Lens was difficult to remove > and was > >obviously not mating with contacts. Upon removing the > lens, with some > >effort, I could see a slight bend in the lens mount on > the body. > >I put the lens on a K10 and found it mounted OK, but > would not focus on > >the "S" setting and shutter would not release. In "C" > mode. while the > >focus indicator light indicated "in focus" at the > narrow end, the images > >were soft beyond help. Element scramble maybe.(?) > >Both K20 body and lens are on their way to the new > Pentax repair > >facility at 250 North 54th st, Chandler, AZ 85226. > > > >Jack (sniff) > > Sorry to read that Jack. > > When the camera hit, was it bang in the middle, or off to > one side... > > > ----------> ;-) > > > > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | > People, Places, Pastiche > ---------- http://www.cottysnaps.com > _____________________________ > > > > -- > 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.
