From: Peter Loveday
Hmm. Never thought of that - thanks for the idea. The lens hood on my
Voigtlander 28/2 Ultron keeps unscrewing itself and falling off. I've
twice
had to retrace my steps looking for it in the last couple of weeks. I'd
been
toying with the idea of superglue, but recent
Put a drop of finger-nail polish across the joint when the
front piece
is screwed all the way tight. It'll stop it from working out
again, but
all you need is regular finger-nail polish remover if you
ever do want
to take the front piece off.
Hmm. Never thought of that - thanks
Eric is great,
he helped me with similar problem.
Some ring was slightly bent and it was repairable.
Probably your have the same problem.
Most likely you dropped or hit the lens.
--S
On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 12:11 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
Put a drop of finger-nail polish across the
Hmm. Never thought of that - thanks for the idea. The lens hood on my
Voigtlander 28/2 Ultron keeps unscrewing itself and falling off. I've
twice
had to retrace my steps looking for it in the last couple of weeks. I'd
been
toying with the idea of superglue, but recent unhappy experiences of
it's because as we get older, and as this little blue ball continues its
voyage through the darkness, infinity gets closer and closer.
Bob
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Sent: 03 June 2009 03:44
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From: Bob W
Subject: RE: SMC A* 300mm f4.0 no longer focuses to infinity!
it's because as we get older, and as this little blue ball continues its
voyage through the darkness, infinity gets closer and closer.
When we are young, our decisions are few, our
Oooohhh I like that.
So much so I'm going to steal it.
DS
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From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
William Robb
Sent: Wednesday, 3 June 2009 3:20 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: SMC A* 300mm f4.0 no longer focuses to
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From: David Savage
Subject: RE: SMC A* 300mm f4.0 no longer focuses to infinity!
Oooohhh I like that.
So much so I'm going to steal it.
Interesting that it's when I'm stinking drunk the Aussies find me brilliant.
William Robb
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You make no sense the rest of the time.
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From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
William Robb
Sent: Wednesday, 3 June 2009 3:27 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: SMC A* 300mm f4.0 no longer focuses to infinity!
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I just had a similar problem with my K-500/4,5. It was unable to focus
at infinity. Maybe a bit soft at other focus distances too, but
infinity was the main problem.
I fiddled with it, and discovered that the front part of the lens had
unscrewed itself, moving the front element forward. It was
Bob W wrote:
it's because as we get older, and as this little blue ball continues its
voyage through the darkness, infinity gets closer and closer.
h if the universe is expanding wouldn't infinity be getting farther
and farther?
--
Christian
http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/
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Infinity cant get farther away, its already
Further than than the farest.
J.C. O'Connell ( mailto:hifis...@gate.net )
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From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Christian
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 5:13 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
I would have thought that as the universe expanded infinity got further
away...
Bob W wrote:
it's because as we get older, and as this little blue ball continues its
voyage through the darkness, infinity gets closer and closer.
Bob
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From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net
I had a problem like that with the M* version of this lens, the entire
front element group would unscrew and come entirely off. I never had
unsharp photos from it. because when I noticed it start to come un
screwed, I could just tighten it up again. The A* is solidly
connected. I'm not sure
Christian wrote:
Bob W wrote:
it's because as we get older, and as this little blue ball continues its
voyage through the darkness, infinity gets closer and closer.
h if the universe is expanding wouldn't infinity be getting
farther and farther?
Damn Christian beat me to it. I could
P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
Which begs the question, does anyone have experience with a reputable
and capable repair service that has the equipment to columnate a lens
properly after tearing it down for repair?
Collimate. I hate to think what columnation would do
PJ,
I can recommend Eric Hendrickson also known as Pentaxrepair on the internet.
He's an experienced Pentax repair guy from Chicago now retired in Tennessee.
http://pentaxs.com/index.html
Regards, Bob S.
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 11:11 PM, P. J. Alling
webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
I thought
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 10:43 PM, webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
Just what the subject says. I was out walking with a relatively full
kit and I spied what I thought was a Cormorant, but turned out to be
what looked like a diving duck of some kind. I mounted the the F 1.7x
adapter and the
Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
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From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: SMC A* 300mm f4.0 no longer focuses to infinity!
Christian wrote:
Bob W wrote:
it's because as we get older, and as this little blue ball continues its
Recorded in my list of quotes with depth and meaning. Thanks. Or
something.
Should that be a Mark?
On Jun 3, 2009, at 00:20 , William Robb wrote:
When we are young, our decisions are few, our choices infinite. The
more we choose, the more we limit our choices. Infinity becomes
finite,
On Jun 3, 2009, at 02:13 , Christian wrote:
Bob W wrote:
it's because as we get older, and as this little blue ball
continues its
voyage through the darkness, infinity gets closer and closer.
h if the universe is expanding wouldn't infinity be getting
farther and farther?
You are
Today, I would define infinity in Pentax terms as
The number of years remaining before Pentax releases
A full frame DSLR camera
J.C. O'Connell ( mailto:hifis...@gate.net )
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From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Joseph McAllister
Bob W wrote:
it's because as we get older, and as this little blue ball
continues its
voyage through the darkness, infinity gets closer and closer.
h if the universe is expanding wouldn't infinity be
getting farther
and farther?
it's all relative.
Bob
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PDML
I had a good experience with Eric Hendrickson who has a website here:
http://pentaxs.com/
Note though that while quotes are done via email, he doesn't seem to
connect email discussions to packages arriving so it's a good idea to
include a letter mentioning what is wrong (or maybe a print out of
I believe that's a collimator starring you in the face on his web
page. The other instrument is for calibrating exposure and shutter
speeds.
http://pentaxs.com/
On Jun 3, 2009, at 11:58 , Cymen Vig wrote:
I had a good experience with Eric Hendrickson who has a website here:
From: P. J. Alling
I had a problem like that with the M* version of this lens, the entire
front element group would unscrew and come entirely off. I never had
unsharp photos from it. because when I noticed it start to come un
screwed, I could just tighten it up again. The A* is solidly
Bob W wrote:
it's because as we get older, and as this little blue ball
continues its
voyage through the darkness, infinity gets closer and closer.
h if the universe is expanding wouldn't infinity be getting
farther and farther?
It just looks like it's farther away because your
Im farsighted as I get older, cant see as close but
Can see past the old infinity, towards a new and
Improved, even further infinity.
J.C. O'Connell ( mailto:hifis...@gate.net )
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From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
John Sessoms
Sent:
mike wilson wrote:
P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
Which begs the question, does anyone have experience with a reputable
and capable repair service that has the equipment to columnate a lens
properly after tearing it down for repair?
Collimate. I hate to think
Thanks, for the information. I'll be calling Pentax sometime next week
and be contacting Eric. See what they have to say. I really hope this
is repairable, when it works it's a lovely lens, deserves to be used, as
a lens not as a paperweight.
Bob Sullivan wrote:
PJ,
I can recommend Eric
webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
A*300
So does anyone know of a good lens repair place in the US, it's a cinch
that Pentax won't repair it
I wouldn't bet on that. Call them. If anyone can fix it right, they
can. Personally, I've had very good experience with Pentax Colorado
several
Double check it isnt a problem with the camera by trying
On another body or by careful inspection of test shots taken
With lens set at infinity and aimed at infinty and again
With lens set at infinity and aimed at 200/300 yards.
J.C. O'Connell ( mailto:hifis...@gate.net )
-Original
I tested several other lenses on the camera body in question and all of
them focus to infinity. I guess it could be the *ist-Ds so I'll try in
on the D and one of my LX's or MX's just to make sure, but I'm pretty
sure that I eliminated the body as a problem when it could focus the F
70-210 to
I would check with Pentax Colorado. They might still be able to repair
that lens.
Paul
On Jun 2, 2009, at 10:43 PM, webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
Just what the subject says. I was out walking with a relatively full
kit and I spied what I thought was a Cormorant, but turned out to be
what
I thought all A lenses were on the no longer serviced list. But I'll
look into it and give them a call. It's toll free so it couldn't hurt.
paul stenquist wrote:
I would check with Pentax Colorado. They might still be able to repair
that lens.
Paul
On Jun 2, 2009, at 10:43 PM,
On Jun 2, 2009, at 21:11 , P. J. Alling wrote:
I thought all A lenses were on the no longer serviced list. But
I'll look into it and give them a call. It's toll free so it
couldn't hurt.
Pentax Imaging dot com website lens support says:
We service FA-J, D-FA, DA, DA Limited, DA*, and
Which begs the question, does anyone have experience with a reputable
and capable repair service that has the equipment to columnate a lens
properly after tearing it down for repair?
Joseph McAllister wrote:
On Jun 2, 2009, at 21:11 , P. J. Alling wrote:
I thought all A lenses were on the no
On Jun 2, 2009, at 21:56 , P. J. Alling wrote:
Which begs the question, does anyone have experience with a
reputable and capable repair service that has the equipment to
columnate a lens properly after tearing it down for repair?
Joseph McAllister wrote:
On Jun 2, 2009, at 21:11 , P. J.
Joseph McAllister wrote:
On Jun 2, 2009, at 21:56 , P. J. Alling wrote:
Which begs the question, does anyone have experience with a reputable
and capable repair service that has the equipment to columnate a lens
properly after tearing it down for repair?
Joseph McAllister wrote:
On Jun 2,
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