Do lenses need servicing?
Posted 05/11/2013 - 09:07
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If it ain't broke don't fix it. Even it were serviced there would be no guarantee that the SDM wouldn't fail the next day. So better off saving pennies for that potential eventuality.
Posted 05/11/2013 - 09:16
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I'd wait until the lens arrives and see how well it performs...
If you are still in doubt I would check service prices from Johnson's, I'm sure any work they do is covered by guarantee.
If you are still in doubt I would check service prices from Johnson's, I'm sure any work they do is covered by guarantee.
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Posted 05/11/2013 - 18:13
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I have had some of my lenses for forty years of professional use, none have ever been serviced, as The Horrible Doctor Orloff says, leave them alone if they work fine
Ken
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
Posted 05/11/2013 - 18:19
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gartmore wrote:
I have had some of my lenses for forty years of professional use, none have ever been serviced, as The Horrible Doctor Orloff says, leave them alone if they work fine
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I have had some of my lenses for forty years of professional use, none have ever been serviced, as The Horrible Doctor Orloff says, leave them alone if they work fine
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"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" (John Lennon)
Posted 05/11/2013 - 18:50
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My eyes need servicing every two years, with limited success.
Posted 05/11/2013 - 19:15
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Mike-P wrote:
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Probably meant Awful
nope, the version I saw at Art School was definitely subtitled 'Horrible'
SteveEveritt wrote:
gartmore wrote:
I have had some of my lenses for forty years of professional use, none have ever been serviced, as The Horrible Doctor Orloff says, leave them alone if they work fine
???I have had some of my lenses for forty years of professional use, none have ever been serviced, as The Horrible Doctor Orloff says, leave them alone if they work fine
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Probably meant Awful
Ken
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
Posted 05/11/2013 - 20:21
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Thanks very much for the helpful comments.
Lots of gear - but not a lot of idea!
Posted 05/11/2013 - 22:11
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wvbarnes wrote:
My eyes need servicing every two years, with limited success.
Currently about the same for mine too, but again it's only if they need fixing. I get them checked every year (free through work) but maintenance procedures are only if they need it...
My eyes need servicing every two years, with limited success.
Mike
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Pentax:K5ii, K7, K100D, DA18-55, DA10-17, DA55-300, DA50-200, F100-300, F50, DA35 AL, 4* M50, 2* M135, Helicoid extension, Tak 300 f4 (& 6 film bodies)
3rd Party: Bigmos (Sigma 150-500mm OS HSM),2* 28mm, 100mm macro, 28-200 zoom, 35-80 zoom, 80-200 zoom, 80-210 zoom, 300mm M42, 600 mirror, 1000-4000 scope, 50mm M42, enlarger lenses, Sony & micro 4/3 cameras with various PK mounts, Zenit E...
Far to many tele-converters, adapters, project parts & extension tubes etc.
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Pentax:K5ii, K7, K100D, DA18-55, DA10-17, DA55-300, DA50-200, F100-300, F50, DA35 AL, 4* M50, 2* M135, Helicoid extension, Tak 300 f4 (& 6 film bodies)
3rd Party: Bigmos (Sigma 150-500mm OS HSM),2* 28mm, 100mm macro, 28-200 zoom, 35-80 zoom, 80-200 zoom, 80-210 zoom, 300mm M42, 600 mirror, 1000-4000 scope, 50mm M42, enlarger lenses, Sony & micro 4/3 cameras with various PK mounts, Zenit E...
Far to many tele-converters, adapters, project parts & extension tubes etc.
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14 years
Kineton,
Warwickshire.
I am awaiting delivery of a DA*50-135mm lens from a fellow forum member. Apparently the lens is in great condition with no SDM issues - but it is in excess of 5 years old.
Does it make sense for me to have it serviced if it performs exactly as it should, or would a service dramatically reduce the chance of problems in the future? If so, who would I be best using?
In other words, in your experience will I be better leaving well alone?
Thanks in anticipation of some helpful replies