Oops indeed! I took a fall several years ago. End of a long day, light fading, me rushing to a different vantage point on a Mayan ruin. Slipped on a loose stone. My istD w/ 31mm LTD took the brunt of the fall. A quick inspection showed that it seemed to be working ok, but I was worried about hidden damage. Then the next morning the camera and lens were stolen and I didn't have to worry anymore.
Stan On Dec 1, 2009, at 9:44 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.
