K110 lens removal

My friends K110 has a lens stuck body so i agreed to take it to the camera clinic in London near where i work. i just receieved a call with a quote for £154 to remove the lens. Are they taking the p*ss or is this how much it would actually cost to do? For that price surely i could get a 2nd hand K110. Does anyone know an outfit that would be a cheaper option?

It depends why the lens has stuck, so the first question would be what lens exactly is it? Then the second is was there any particular event that might have caused it to stick?

I think it's a non compatible lens. I don't think it was dropped

I had a lens get stuck on a GX20 a couple of years ago. As the camera was still under warranty I thought it best to return the camera to Samsung to avoid warranty issues.
They did get the lens off the camera OK but ruined the GX20 in the process and were unable to source spares to repair it. Samsung refunded what I had paid for the camera.
So as John said, it depends on what the lens is and note the risks taken to effect its removal.

It might prove cheaper to look out for a second hand K100 or K110 to replace it or put the money towards a newer body. I see several K100's have sold on eBay for around £100 recently so the repair cost might not be economical unless the lens is quite valuable.

John

Could it be a Richo lens if it is there is a pin that catches on the screw dive.

To remove it requires a good twist possibly with two men,it happened with my K7.

Only try this if you are prepared to buy a new lens,it worked OK on mine.

Doesn't sound good. has any one got a near mint k110d body they want to sell for £154 then.

What lens is it that's got stuck?

John

a sirius 28-200mm i believe

the lens is from an old ME super and not worth much. He's not worried about the lens but obviously doesn't want to damage the camera. if we try "a good twist" i assume there is a chance that the camera will be damaged before the lens breaks?

Sirus did have lens for Richo it might be a Richo pin problem.

Give it a try if it won`t come off the body will need disassembling.

If it's not too late: ricoh-lenses-on-pentax-cameras-ricoh

Had the Sirius lens been successfully put on and taken off before?


The problem lens I had had a faulty stop down lever that got jammed.

John

Also see:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=25959708

If it is a Ricoh mount lens then inserting feeler gauges between lens and camera at the position of the AF drive is supposed to be effective in releasing the lens. Depends of course on how snug a fit the lens is and if you can get feeler gauges in..