OMG Dropped the K20 !!!!!
Posted 04/06/2010 - 16:35
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Whew, a lucky escape! Glad to hear the 70-200 can take a bit of a pounding, I'm still a bit nervous about mine! I'm surprised the hood didn't crack or anything though, it doesn't seem particularly tough.
Tim
AF - Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Sigma 70-200/2.8, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6
MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27”, Macbook Pro 17”, iPad, iPhone 3G
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AF - Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Sigma 70-200/2.8, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6
MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27”, Macbook Pro 17”, iPad, iPhone 3G
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Posted 04/06/2010 - 16:41
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Don't know if it was the angle at which it hit, but no more than a bit of dry mud on it. Immense sigh of relief I ccan tell you.
Posted 04/06/2010 - 16:44
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snappychappy wrote:
Well one of the hottest days of the year so far and was rushing to get to this event, a charity cancer relief race. Got there and got the cam out, had the sigma 70-200 f2.8 on just put on lens hood and swung it on shoulder only missed. fell to ground hard sun baked mud. Hit the ground lens hood first, then body. Picked it up and placed it gingerly to my eye. And there in the viewfinder was three black horizontal bands !!By now I was really sweating, OK I thought lets get somewhere quieter and see whats wrong. Sat under a shady tree, turned back on looked through viewfinder and same issue. Took a shot and it seemed fine on screen. Removed lens to see if I could see what problem was, and the focus screen and frame had came down, tried pushing back into place but it just kept dropping back down. Anyway after much fiddleing with it, it did go back into place and everything seems fine now. The lens hood on the sigma saved the day I think, you could see clearly where it had impacted with the dry mud, needed a good clean when I got in. Not a mark on the cam and works flawlessly. Good old tough Pentax.
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Well one of the hottest days of the year so far and was rushing to get to this event, a charity cancer relief race. Got there and got the cam out, had the sigma 70-200 f2.8 on just put on lens hood and swung it on shoulder only missed. fell to ground hard sun baked mud. Hit the ground lens hood first, then body. Picked it up and placed it gingerly to my eye. And there in the viewfinder was three black horizontal bands !!By now I was really sweating, OK I thought lets get somewhere quieter and see whats wrong. Sat under a shady tree, turned back on looked through viewfinder and same issue. Took a shot and it seemed fine on screen. Removed lens to see if I could see what problem was, and the focus screen and frame had came down, tried pushing back into place but it just kept dropping back down. Anyway after much fiddleing with it, it did go back into place and everything seems fine now. The lens hood on the sigma saved the day I think, you could see clearly where it had impacted with the dry mud, needed a good clean when I got in. Not a mark on the cam and works flawlessly. Good old tough Pentax.
You are sooooooooo lucky
My MZ7 just stopped working with a defunct shutter.(never dropped or banged about, and absolutely not a mark on it.
My K20D has replaced it, and it's good to know that they are one tough kookie!
Kindest regards,
Peter.
Posted 04/06/2010 - 16:59
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My DA* trade now doesn't apply to you ... Thank goodness nothing broke! You are a lucky one!
K-5; Siggy 10-20 f4, 30mm f1.4, 18-50mm f2.8, 70-200mm f2.8; Tammy 400mm f4, 500mm f8
Posted 04/06/2010 - 19:09
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RR wrote:
I'd be a little worried if I'd taken a shot with the focus screen hanging down. Is the mirror scratched ? Are the mirror or screen out of alignment ?
I'd keep a very close eye on AF performance if I were you.
Will do yes, seems fine though.
I'd be a little worried if I'd taken a shot with the focus screen hanging down. Is the mirror scratched ? Are the mirror or screen out of alignment ?
I'd keep a very close eye on AF performance if I were you.
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