On Mar 12, 2005, at 10:34 AM, Joseph Tainter wrote:
As I posted a short while ago, I just picked up a battered F* 300 f4.5 that needs repairs. Aperture works fine, optics look very clear. The barrel appears to be in two parts, which are joined underneath the autofocus/manual focus adjustment ring. The body is loose here and wobbles quite a bit. Other than that I think the lens is okay, but I will be testing it today against some others.
Need advice: Should I eat the extra cost of sending this to Pentax USA, or would KEH be okay for repairs? Or does anyone recommend another source? As long as the lens is being taken apart, I figure I may as well have them give it a thorough workup, whatever that consists of.
Can Pentax bench-test it to see if the optics are performing as they should?
KEH's online quote system is telling me $35.00, which sounds suspiciously low.
Sounds suspiciously low to me too.
Fred Mueller might be willing to take it on. He's in Mountain View ...
International Camera Technicians 720 Villa Street Mountain View CA 94041 (650) 961-5825 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ictcamera.com
He did an excellent job with my A70-210, A50/1.7, and M85/2. His rate is [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Godfrey
