Tom, I know the sound of expensive plastic hitting the pavement all too well. Last month I was sitting in a restaurant with my brother-in-law, and had the PZ1-p w/24 f2 sitting on the table. He was sitting with his ankle crossed over his knee, and as we got up, his foot hooked the camera strap, and sent the unit flying. Truly an awful sound.
It landed face down on the lens hood. The body seems to have survived unscathed, and the only obvious damage to the lens are some scratches to the edge. But there is a rattle that I'm not sure is just the loose autofocus, so I'm planning to send it to Pentax to be checked, though I may just use a local repair service. BTW, I had the hotshoe break off my 500FTZ last summer, when the rig fell off the front seat of my car. It cost $65 for a Pentax repair, not too bad, really. I now carry an All-Risks policy on my newer equipment, thanks to some discussions here on the list. The worst part is being without the equipment for 6 weeks or so. Good luck... > -----Original Message----- > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of tom > > These days I use the MZ-S/28-70/2.8/AF500FTZ/Press-T for about 90% of > the reception shots. Sometimes I take that rig and stick it on a > tripod for some available light stuff, like the cake or centerpieces. > > Well, last night I thought the damned thing was attached to the head > as I went walking off. Was it? Nooooooo....again, I've got an > airborne camera unit. > > It came down on the lens, except this time I had the hood attached - > the hood broke, but the lens was fine. Score one for cheap plastic > hoods. > > The flash didn't fare so well...the hot shoe broke. This is my 4th > broken flash in the last 9 months or so. > > Maybe I shouldn't be telling you guys this stuff...you'll never buy > any of my used gear! > > tv > - - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
