John, I didn't think about that, but I was lucky; the alignment was perfect. Earlier, I mounted the lens hood and then popped the lens on the camera without ever thinking to check.
Regards, Yonnie On Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 8:54 PM, John <sesso...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Just be sure to double check that the lens hood mounting bayonet is > installed correctly. That seems to be a problem that sometimes slips > past QA. > > > > On 3/19/2016 10:14 PM, Yolanda Rowe wrote: >> >> Greetings and Salutations: >> >> Well, when I sent my last reply to this conversation (which didn't go >> through), my 16-50 was sitting on my front porch. The brown truck >> delivered it and never rang the bell. Didn't know it was out there, >> because I'd sent it for repair on 8 March. Based on all of the stories >> I've read, I knew that it should be a few weeks. >> >> Mailed it via USPS Priority on 8 March 2016; it was supposed to arrive >> at Precision on 10 March. They received on Friday, 11 March. Repair >> was completed on 14 March. Lens arrived home on 18 March. >> >> EXPLANATION OF REPAIRS: >> Lens and associated items repair >> A complete repair and return all functions to factory specs. >> Complete cleaning (Internal - External) and optical system. >> >> DESCRIPTION OF PARTS USED: >> Motor >> Lens PC Board A Assy >> >> I've tested her, and she seems to be working as she should. Let's just >> hope the repair lasts longer than the original factory specs did. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Yonnie >> >> >> ==== >> >> Here's what I'd sent yesterday: >> >> "I finally sent my 16-50 off for repair. It didn't fail until long >> after the warranty period expired (of course). I sent it off to >> Precision. I'm keeping my fingers crossed after reading some of the >> posts in this thread. I'll update the list once I have her back from >> the spa." >> >> On Sat, Mar 19, 2016 at 12:29 AM, Yolanda Rowe <ypr...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I finally sent my 16-50 off for repair. It didn't fail until long after >>> the >>> warranty period expired (of course). I sent it off to Precision. I'm >>> keeping >>> my fingers crossed after reading some of the posts in this thread. I'll >>> update the list once I have her back from the spa. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Yonnie >>> >>> On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 12:23 PM, Christine Aguila >>> <christ...@caguila.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Mar 18, 2016, at 12:14 PM, Christine Nielsen <ch...@inielsen.net> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I inquired to Peachtree about the repair, and just got this message >>>>> back: >>>>> >>>>> "Thank you for inquiring with us. Sorry, we do not service the Pentax >>>>> units any longer. They are serviced at Precision Camera only. Their >>>>> number is 860-272-2100." >>>>> >>>>> So... I have a call into KEH to confirm that they could do the >>>>> repair... they appear to have a flat fee of $235 for zoom lens >>>>> repair... >>>> >>>> >>>> Though I replaced the SDM motor on my DA* 50-135mm with, I believe, CRIS >>>> a >>>> while back, I think that was approximately what I paid. Lens running >>>> like a >>>> charm now. >>>> >>>> Cheers, Christine >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>> >>> >>> >> > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > 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.
