Peter, I had mine fixed only a month or so ago, here in Oz, so it would seem that parts are available. They replaced a tube thingy with guide-slots cut in it for various cams, so I guess that's a pretty fundamental part!
John Coyle Brisbane, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 4:19 AM Subject: Re: Your Favorite Zoom Lens > Good luck, but I don't think parts are available. (The decay doesn't > seem to come from use, but from time, so the spares probably fail at the > same rate in storage as they do in the lenses). However keep us > informed. If they can fix it then Pentax repair will probably be > inundated. > > keith_w wrote: > >>P. J. Alling wrote: >> >> >>>It's this one Shel, with the Power Zoom feature. >>> >>>http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/lenses/zooms/short/FA28-105f4-5.6-i.html >>> >>>It's supposed to be quite good. However I'd never even considered it >>>since it's quite heavy and not very fast for all that extra weight, with >>>a variable aperture. If I'm giving up a fixed aperture I would want a >>>zoom to be very small and light as well. Just as an aside my favorite >>>Pentax Zoom is the 20-35 f4.0 followed closely by the 28-70 f4.0, >>>unfortunately the latter is becoming extinct due to lens element >>>separation. >>> >>> >> >>I have one of the latter that I just (belatedly) sent to Pentax to have >>them >>bless (= fix)! >>I cross my fingers! >>I bought it in that condition, and have been dragging my feet (other >>things to >>do that have a higher priority...) >>If it tests okay after it comes back, I can see it becoming one of my >>favorite >>lenses. >> >>Glad you mentioned it. No telling how long it would have been! <g> >> >>keith whaley >> >> >> > > > -- > When you're worried or in doubt, > Run in circles, (scream and shout). > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
