Re: The moth - I desperately want to kick somebody in the nuts

2012-11-15 Thread P. J. Alling
I'm sure someone actually cares, just no the "technician" who worked on it, or his supervisor. On 11/14/2012 6:49 PM, Miserere wrote: Yeah, someone *should* care...but I don't expect anybody does. You could always put the lens on eBay with full disclosure at, say, 65% of expected price for a m

Re: The moth - I desperately want to kick somebody in the nuts

2012-11-14 Thread Miserere
Yeah, someone *should* care...but I don't expect anybody does. You could always put the lens on eBay with full disclosure at, say, 65% of expected price for a mothless one, and see if anyone bites. You'd be surprised. Never used the Sigma 20mm. Did own the 24mm version for a while, which I used f

RE: The moth - I desperately want to kick somebody in the nuts

2012-11-14 Thread Krisjanis Linkevics
> Since you have already replaced it, it would be interesting to see a > side by side test of it, and the new one. Sure thing. What would be the best test cases for a clean lens against one that has stuff in it? Scratching my head here. Flare resistance and contrast come to mind. kris -- PDML

Re: The moth - I desperately want to kick somebody in the nuts

2012-11-13 Thread Larry Colen
Since you have already replaced it, it would be interesting to see a side by side test of it, and the new one. On Nov 13, 2012, at 7:19 AM, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: >> If it is any consolation, Kris, my FA 20/2.8 got its focus ring >> jammed/stuck. Yesterday I rushed it to the local service. F

RE: The moth - I desperately want to kick somebody in the nuts

2012-11-13 Thread Krisjanis Linkevics
> If it is any consolation, Kris, my FA 20/2.8 got its focus ring > jammed/stuck. Yesterday I rushed it to the local service. From the > looks and the talk of the people there I should say I am not 100% sure > they will be able to fix it. I sincerely hope they do, because it is a > dandy optic whic

Re: The moth - I desperately want to kick somebody in the nuts

2012-11-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
OUCH! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 4:58 AM, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: > So I opened the FA135 up last night. On the outside it looked like Pentax > service had never even gone inside. On the inside - sure they had been there. > > I bought

Re: The moth - I desperately want to kick somebody in the nuts

2012-11-13 Thread Boris Liberman
If it is any consolation, Kris, my FA 20/2.8 got its focus ring jammed/stuck. Yesterday I rushed it to the local service. From the looks and the talk of the people there I should say I am not 100% sure they will be able to fix it. I sincerely hope they do, because it is a dandy optic which deserves