DA*300mm focus jammed...Again!

497 posts
17 years

Posted 18/11/2012 - 21:55 Link

Back in August the focus mechanism on my Pentax DA*300mm jammed. First it would not AF past 4 foot and then the manual focus ring could not move it beyond that point. So I took back to SRS and they sent it off to be fixed and back it came working ok.

But this weekend I was photographing some gulls (thankfully at the end of the the days shooting) and it is not jammed and infinity.

Has anyone else suffered a similar issue with this lens? An can I geta replacement since the repair obviously didn't work?

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ilovesaabs ilovesaabs

1386 posts
14 years
Richmond/Denbigh

Posted 18/11/2012 - 23:08 - Helpful Comment Link

have you tried the jeweller's screwdriver in the AF screwdrive fix? What you have sounds like what happened to my 60-250, one twiddle and she's been fine since.

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NeilP NeilP

497 posts
17 years

Posted 19/11/2012 - 22:40 Link

I gave it a go and it only went and worked! Thanks

Concerned it happened at all though...

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Edited by NeilP: 19/11/2012 - 22:43