LoL..Thanks, Bob! Jack
--- On Tue, 12/1/09, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: OOPS!! > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 9:58 AM > Jack, > Glad you're OK. I was gonna ask about 2 trips, but > you volunteered it > yourself. I find they are making the damned throw > rugs taller every > year! :-) > Regards, Bob S. > > On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 10:32 AM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> > wrote: > > As it turned out, I didn't go down..damn it! > <BG> Why do men not want to make but one trip when > carrying stuff..even if it means using your teeth if > necessary? > > > > Jack > > > > --- On Tue, 12/1/09, P N Stenquist <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> From: P N Stenquist <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: OOPS!! > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > >> Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 8:07 AM > >> Sorry to hear that, but I hope you're > >> okay. > >> > >> When I fall I tend to hold my camera up in the air > and hit > >> the ground with my face. Your decision was > probably the more > >> intelligent choice. > >> > >> Paul > >> On Dec 1, 2009, at 10:44 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > >> > >> > Sad moment.. I was unloading gear after > returning home > >> from a short photo trip. Was carrying the "mother" > bag, a > >> satellite bag containing the K20, DA 16-45 etc. > and a light > >> tripod (3001 Bogen w/mini ball head). "Bogen" is > easier to > >> spell. > >> > As I approached the door into the house, I > caught my > >> toe on the edge of a throw rug. Thought I was > going down so, > >> per survival instinct, I emptied my hands to help > catch > >> myself when I contacted the cement floor. > >> > All but the mother bag on my shoulder went to > the > >> floor in sort of a forward throw. Later, when I > turned the > >> camera on, all I had on the display was a flashing > F.. Lens > >> was difficult to remove and was obviously not > mating with > >> contacts. Upon removing the lens, with some > effort, I could > >> see a slight bend in the lens mount on the body. > >> > I put the lens on a K10 and found it mounted > OK, but > >> would not focus on the "S" setting and shutter > would not > >> release. In "C" mode. while the focus indicator > light > >> indicated "in focus" at the narrow end, the images > were soft > >> beyond help. Element scramble maybe.(?) > >> > Both K20 body and lens are on their way to > the new > >> Pentax repair facility at 250 North 54th st, > Chandler, AZ > >> 85226. > >> > > >> > Jack (sniff) > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> > [email protected] > >> > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit > the link > >> directly above and follow the directions. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the > link > >> directly above and follow the directions. > >> > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
