Quoting "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > You can probably find a used FA 70-200 for less than the cost to repair > the old one, though you'll know nothing of it's history. As for having > the other 16-45 and the camera checked out, I don't know. If they work > and there doesn't seem to be any degradation in performance I'd just > keep using them.
Well this is were i'm not sure. Maybe its all in my mind, but i'v started to convince my self that after the little fall from my hip bag onto the wet ground August 2005, that i started to get, what i thought, were less sharp images than i remembered prior to the fall. The point of using Erin's lenes was to see if there was any differences in her camera or mine. I'm sure its post proccesssing porblems that i';m facing, but now i';ll never be sure, as the test went up in smoke.:-) so to speak. I'll just have to think about inspection, especially if i trade or sell the istD for the K10D. Dave > > Dave Brooks wrote: > >> Hi gang. >> >> I'm back from one of the best weekends i'v had in a long time, for >> relaxation, not for photogaraphy wise. >> >> Clear blue skies, AM temps -2 or 3 and day time +18-20 or there abouts. >> Missed out on the better fall colours by about a week. They peaked >> last weekend, but a big rain/wind storm in the middle of the week >> blew most of them off. Still managed to get some more isoloated >> areas, so i;m happy. Shot 3 rolls of B&W, one from the 6x7. I tend >> to shoot more B&W in the fall and winter. >> >> It was one of those, have a walk, sit and soak in the sun, have >> dinner weekends.:-) >> >> Now, the bad part. While sitting with two others on a floating >> dock, shooting pictures >> of my buddies chocolate lab playing in the water, the balance >> shifted on the dock and i went for a tumble. Leg of the chair broke >> off and instinct made my arm go out for support. >> Only problem was in my hand was my istD and my daughters FA 70-200. >> The lens took the direct hit on the gangplank and bent the zoom >> barrel, but not the outer barrel, the inner one. >> Glass looks ok, but i'm no expert so not sure of the damage extent. >> I know it will not foucus and zoom is very stiff. >> >> Question. Is it worth sending for repair or just look for another >> on eek bay etc. >> I know they do not go for great sums of $$ anymore. >> >> Also had the DA 16-45 fall out of my hand while putting it on my >> istD for supper shots. It didi not fall to far, onto some styrofoam >> boards(about 2')but it seems ok. >> >> Thats the second time for both the 16-45 and camera to have a fall. >> Just wondering if i should have the camera and 16-45 inspected, or >> not. >> >> Anyway, lots of pictures to sort through tonight. >> >> Dave >> >> >> David J Brooks >> Equine, Pets, Bands, Rural Landscape Photography in York Region >> www.caughtinmotion.com >> Pentax istD, PZ-1, 6x7. Nikon D1 D1H D2H D200 >> >> >> > > > -- > Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. > > --Albert Einstein > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > Equine Photography in York Region -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
