Re: So much for my M-50/2
This was one of those instances when cats suddenly decide they need to be in a different place, RIGHT NOW! -- Walt On 12/5/2010 7:05 AM, David J Brooks wrote: I have to be really carefull where i leave stuff. Lucy likes to bat stuff off tables and such. Dave On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 9:17 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: My cat just knocked it and my K-x off the top of a dresser, onto the floor. Fortunately, the camera still seems to be working. But now, the focusing ring on the lens sticks at the far and near end. Goddammit. -- Walt -- 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.
Re: So much for my M-50/2
Ha! Just not *my* cat. On 12/5/2010 4:33 AM, Bong Manayon wrote: On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 10:17 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote: My cat just knocked it and my K-x off the top of a dresser, onto the floor. Fortunately, the camera still seems to be working. But now, the focusing ring on the lens sticks at the far and near end. Sorry to hear that. Does that mean you will not be submitting any cat photos in PUG? -- 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.
Re: So much for my M-50/2
Fortunately, I know a vet who was able to talk me through it. On 12/5/2010 4:24 AM, Cotty wrote: On 4/12/10, Walter Gilbert, discombobulated, unleashed: Now, if my cat comes out of hiding, all will be back to normal. I gather that to remove a Pentax SMC lens from a cat's butt in fact requires some surgery. -- 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.
Re: So much for my M-50/2
Ha! That's almost exactly what I did at first -- only, less a whack than a tap, flush on a counter top -- thinking the cylinder might be just a little misaligned and that might get it right. No dice. Seems an hour of constant turning to the point of nearly blistering my fingertips was the ticket. What can I say? I once took my car to a mechanic who fixed a bent valve by wedging a pry bar between the valve and the edge of the cylinder head and bending it back into position. Brutal, and not perfect, but effective. :-D -- Walt On 12/5/2010 4:23 AM, Cotty wrote: On 4/12/10, Walter Gilbert, discombobulated, unleashed: My cat just knocked it and my K-x off the top of a dresser, onto the floor. Fortunately, the camera still seems to be working. But now, the focusing ring on the lens sticks at the far and near end. Walt, the one and only time I ever dropped my iPhone while it wasn't in it's case, the little on/off button on top sarted sticking. After seeing where the impact damage was and using my warped-but-give-it-a-go logic, I gave it a bash on the opposite side. It then worked perfectly again. This is me ;) -- 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.
Re: So much for my M-50/2
From: Walter Gilbert Now, if my cat comes out of hiding, all will be back to normal. I like the furry little buggers, but when you're living with a cat nothing is ever "normal". -- 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.
Re: So much for my M-50/2
I have to be really carefull where i leave stuff. Lucy likes to bat stuff off tables and such. Dave On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 9:17 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: > My cat just knocked it and my K-x off the top of a dresser, onto the floor. > Fortunately, the camera still seems to be working. But now, the focusing > ring on the lens sticks at the far and near end. > > Goddammit. > > -- Walt > > > -- > 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. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
Re: So much for my M-50/2
On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 10:17 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote: > My cat just knocked it and my K-x off the top of a dresser, onto the floor. > Fortunately, the camera still seems to be working. But now, the focusing > ring on the lens sticks at the far and near end. Sorry to hear that. Does that mean you will not be submitting any cat photos in PUG? -- Bong Manayon http://www.bong.uni.cc -- 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.
Re: So much for my M-50/2
On 4/12/10, Walter Gilbert, discombobulated, unleashed: >Now, if my cat comes out of hiding, all will be back to normal. I gather that to remove a Pentax SMC lens from a cat's butt in fact requires some surgery. -- 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.
Re: So much for my M-50/2
On 4/12/10, Walter Gilbert, discombobulated, unleashed: > My cat just knocked it and my K-x off the top of a dresser, onto the >floor. Fortunately, the camera still seems to be working. But now, the >focusing ring on the lens sticks at the far and near end. Walt, the one and only time I ever dropped my iPhone while it wasn't in it's case, the little on/off button on top sarted sticking. After seeing where the impact damage was and using my warped-but-give-it-a-go logic, I gave it a bash on the opposite side. It then worked perfectly again. This is me ;) -- 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.
Re: So much for my M-50/2
Thanks again. :-) I'm a big believer in funky lenses. If the optics are good, I couldn't care less what the rest of it looks like. And, besides -- beggars can't be choosers. -- Walt On 12/4/2010 11:32 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Good to hear... hope you are lucky - my funky one will be here in an emergency :-) ann -- 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.
Re: So much for my M-50/2
Walter Gilbert wrote: Hi Ann, That was very kind of you to offer. But, there's a chance it may not be necessary. I've been manipulating the focusing ring, and have tried it out on the camera, and it still seems capable of achieving focus. It's loosened up on the short end and is operating smoothly up until about 6', where the movement seems to tighten up just a tad. I'll need to do more testing with it, but for now, it just seems to have a little extra friction at the long end. Wish me luck, though. I was absolutely crestfallen to think it was ruined. I'd already fallen in love with the lens before I'd even set up a "real" shot with it. Again, I do appreciate the gesture, and I thank you. But, I may just be lucky this time. -- Walt Good to hear... hope you are lucky - my funky one will be here in an emergency :-) ann On 12/4/2010 9:03 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Walter Gilbert wrote: Thing is, relatively speaking, it might as well have been a $1000 lens. Boy, I know that feeling! Walter, I have a cosmetically terrible but perfectly functional f 1.4 M... I use it for a loupe but I can always use my prettier one... If you want. I'll lend you crappy one until you can manage to replace or repair... Write me off list. All I'd ask is that you pay the postage for me to get it to you ... ann On 12/4/2010 8:40 PM, paul stenquist wrote: A life lesson that all photographers must complete. Be thankful you did it with a $50 lens rather than a $1000 lens. Security of your equipment is job number one. Paul On Dec 4, 2010, at 9:17 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: My cat just knocked it and my K-x off the top of a dresser, onto the floor. Fortunately, the camera still seems to be working. But now, the focusing ring on the lens sticks at the far and near end. Goddammit. -- Walt -- 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.
Re: So much for my M-50/2
Thanks, Paul. Unfortunately, I don't have any brick in my home, so I'll have to wait 'til tomorrow and get a funny look from my neighbor when I ask her if I can take a picture of her wall. -- Walt On 12/4/2010 10:13 PM, paul stenquist wrote: Shoot a brick wall wide open to see if the focus field remains flat. Use a tripod and make sure the camera is square to the wall. Paul On Dec 4, 2010, at 11:01 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Well, somehow, the lens seems to be working properly. It's loosened up quite a bit after a lot of manipulation (though the rubber around the focusing ring is looser now), and is achieving focus at both ends and all points in between, so far. Lesson learned, transient depressive episode averted. Now, if my cat comes out of hiding, all will be back to normal. Thanks to everyone who replied and offered help and/or condolences, and apologies to anyone my choice of profanity may have offended. -- Walt On 12/4/2010 8:17 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: My cat just knocked it and my K-x off the top of a dresser, onto the floor. Fortunately, the camera still seems to be working. But now, the focusing ring on the lens sticks at the far and near end. Goddammit. -- Walt -- 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.
Re: So much for my M-50/2
Shoot a brick wall wide open to see if the focus field remains flat. Use a tripod and make sure the camera is square to the wall. Paul On Dec 4, 2010, at 11:01 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: > Well, somehow, the lens seems to be working properly. It's loosened up > quite a bit after a lot of manipulation (though the rubber around the > focusing ring is looser now), and is achieving focus at both ends and all > points in between, so far. > > Lesson learned, transient depressive episode averted. > > Now, if my cat comes out of hiding, all will be back to normal. > > Thanks to everyone who replied and offered help and/or condolences, and > apologies to anyone my choice of profanity may have offended. > > -- Walt > > > On 12/4/2010 8:17 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: >> My cat just knocked it and my K-x off the top of a dresser, onto the floor. >> Fortunately, the camera still seems to be working. But now, the focusing >> ring on the lens sticks at the far and near end. >> >> Goddammit. >> >> -- Walt >> > > > -- > 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.
Re: So much for my M-50/2
Well, somehow, the lens seems to be working properly. It's loosened up quite a bit after a lot of manipulation (though the rubber around the focusing ring is looser now), and is achieving focus at both ends and all points in between, so far. Lesson learned, transient depressive episode averted. Now, if my cat comes out of hiding, all will be back to normal. Thanks to everyone who replied and offered help and/or condolences, and apologies to anyone my choice of profanity may have offended. -- Walt On 12/4/2010 8:17 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: My cat just knocked it and my K-x off the top of a dresser, onto the floor. Fortunately, the camera still seems to be working. But now, the focusing ring on the lens sticks at the far and near end. Goddammit. -- Walt -- 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.
RE: So much for my M-50/2
From: Walter Gilbert My cat just knocked it and my K-x off the top of a dresser, onto the floor. Fortunately, the camera still seems to be working. But now, the focusing ring on the lens sticks at the far and near end. Goddammit. Sorry to hear that. First lesson they taught in my small format class was "Put where it's going to fall." ... i.e. never on a table or dresser where it can be pulled off, because if it can be pulled off, it *will* be pulled off. Always have it sitting on the floor or better yet in a bag when it's not in use, and have the bag sitting on the floor. -- 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.
Re: So much for my M-50/2
Hi Ann, That was very kind of you to offer. But, there's a chance it may not be necessary. I've been manipulating the focusing ring, and have tried it out on the camera, and it still seems capable of achieving focus. It's loosened up on the short end and is operating smoothly up until about 6', where the movement seems to tighten up just a tad. I'll need to do more testing with it, but for now, it just seems to have a little extra friction at the long end. Wish me luck, though. I was absolutely crestfallen to think it was ruined. I'd already fallen in love with the lens before I'd even set up a "real" shot with it. Again, I do appreciate the gesture, and I thank you. But, I may just be lucky this time. -- Walt On 12/4/2010 9:03 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Walter Gilbert wrote: Thing is, relatively speaking, it might as well have been a $1000 lens. Boy, I know that feeling! Walter, I have a cosmetically terrible but perfectly functional f 1.4 M... I use it for a loupe but I can always use my prettier one... If you want. I'll lend you crappy one until you can manage to replace or repair... Write me off list. All I'd ask is that you pay the postage for me to get it to you ... ann On 12/4/2010 8:40 PM, paul stenquist wrote: A life lesson that all photographers must complete. Be thankful you did it with a $50 lens rather than a $1000 lens. Security of your equipment is job number one. Paul On Dec 4, 2010, at 9:17 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: My cat just knocked it and my K-x off the top of a dresser, onto the floor. Fortunately, the camera still seems to be working. But now, the focusing ring on the lens sticks at the far and near end. Goddammit. -- Walt -- 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.
Re: So much for my M-50/2
On Dec 4, 2010, at 9:17 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: > My cat just knocked it and my K-x off the top of a dresser, onto the floor. > Fortunately, the camera still seems to be working. But now, the focusing > ring on the lens sticks at the far and near end. Check the prices at KEH: http://www.keh.com/search?store=camera&brand=Pentax-Manual-Focus&category=Fixed-Focal-Length-Lenses&k=EmptyKey&s=1&bcode=PK&ccode=6&grade=Grade&sprice=0&eprice=0&r=SE&e -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net -- 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.
Re: So much for my M-50/2
Walter Gilbert wrote: Thing is, relatively speaking, it might as well have been a $1000 lens. Boy, I know that feeling! Walter, I have a cosmetically terrible but perfectly functional f 1.4 M... I use it for a loupe but I can always use my prettier one... If you want. I'll lend you crappy one until you can manage to replace or repair... Write me off list. All I'd ask is that you pay the postage for me to get it to you ... ann On 12/4/2010 8:40 PM, paul stenquist wrote: A life lesson that all photographers must complete. Be thankful you did it with a $50 lens rather than a $1000 lens. Security of your equipment is job number one. Paul On Dec 4, 2010, at 9:17 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: My cat just knocked it and my K-x off the top of a dresser, onto the floor. Fortunately, the camera still seems to be working. But now, the focusing ring on the lens sticks at the far and near end. Goddammit. -- Walt -- 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.
Re: So much for my M-50/2
Thing is, relatively speaking, it might as well have been a $1000 lens. On 12/4/2010 8:40 PM, paul stenquist wrote: A life lesson that all photographers must complete. Be thankful you did it with a $50 lens rather than a $1000 lens. Security of your equipment is job number one. Paul On Dec 4, 2010, at 9:17 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: My cat just knocked it and my K-x off the top of a dresser, onto the floor. Fortunately, the camera still seems to be working. But now, the focusing ring on the lens sticks at the far and near end. Goddammit. -- Walt -- 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.
Re: So much for my M-50/2
On 2010-12-04 21:40, paul stenquist wrote: A life lesson that all photographers must complete. Be thankful you did it with a $50 lens rather than a $1000 lens. Security of your equipment is job number one. Paul On Dec 4, 2010, at 9:17 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: My cat just knocked it and my K-x off the top of a dresser, onto the floor. Fortunately, the camera still seems to be working. But now, the focusing ring on the lens sticks at the far and near end. Goddammit. True 'dat. And don't leave it on the floor, if your cats are like mine. I'd hate to have to clean a hairball, or worse, out of a lens. :-) -- Thanks DougF (KG4LMZ) -- 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.
Re: So much for my M-50/2
A life lesson that all photographers must complete. Be thankful you did it with a $50 lens rather than a $1000 lens. Security of your equipment is job number one. Paul On Dec 4, 2010, at 9:17 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: > My cat just knocked it and my K-x off the top of a dresser, onto the floor. > Fortunately, the camera still seems to be working. But now, the focusing > ring on the lens sticks at the far and near end. > > Goddammit. > > -- Walt > > > -- > 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.
So much for my M-50/2
My cat just knocked it and my K-x off the top of a dresser, onto the floor. Fortunately, the camera still seems to be working. But now, the focusing ring on the lens sticks at the far and near end. Goddammit. -- Walt -- 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.
