Glad it all worked out, Derby! Cheers, Christine
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From: Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 6:39 PM
Subject: Scary 200mm story
First time shooting the DA*200mm lens last night at the Museum
On 13/6/09, Derby Chang, discombobulated, unleashed:
This morning, I took a quick look at the lens. Three of the five screws
on the mount were missing! And the other two were loose but still
holding on.
Welcome to the world of Pentax-Canon conversion ;-)
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Cheers,
Cotty
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First time shooting the DA*200mm lens last night at the Museum of
Contemporary Art. It was dark, crowded, and I had had a few champagnes
already. In between sets, I had the lens and camera on my shoulder as I
made my way to the bar. I do remember thinking it was odd the lens felt
a little
And Pentax should get a nasty letter re: QC.
On Jun 12, 2009, at 16:39 , Derby Chang wrote:
Luckily I have a collection of 50mm f2 body caps that I never use.
Pentax use the same screws on the mount after all these years, so
now the 200mm is securely mounted. Phew. The angels must have
A little clear nail polish should prevent this from recurring.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
- Original Message -
From: Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au
Subject: Scary 200mm story
First time shooting the DA*200mm lens last night at the Museum of
Contemporary Art
I can't blame Pentax. I should have mentioned, the lens was 2nd hand
from KEH. But it is unusual for KEH not to see that before sending it
out. I'm off to buy a lottery ticket.
D
Joseph McAllister wrote:
And Pentax should get a nasty letter re: QC.
On Jun 12, 2009, at 16:39 , Derby
[mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Ken Waller
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 7:55 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: Scary 200mm story
A little clear nail polish should prevent this from recurring.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
- Original Message -
From: Derby
Perhaps Pentax does have someone reading this list, read of my problems
trying to disassemble a F 70-210 and decided to remedy the situation in
future products.
Derby Chang wrote:
First time shooting the DA*200mm lens last night at the Museum of
Contemporary Art. It was dark, crowded, and I
I've had generally good experience with KEH, as have many on the
list. But they do screw up sometimes. My first LX was from them.
Nicely packages, nestled in a goodly quantity of styrofoam
peanuts. However, since they had not included any lens cap, the
inside of the camera was also
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