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I see Photospecialist have got it advertised at £1699 with UK VAT paid and a 5 year warranty

Comment by AlB posted on Pentax K-3 Mark III now available to pre-order! at 03/04/2021 - 10:32

AlB
johnriley wrote:
Sorry Michaelblue, tried to correct your link which wasn't working. Can you post it again please?
John,

If you delete the first http, it works. -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH3tm8enm7c or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH3tm8enm7c&ab_channel=MikeMuizebelt

Comment by AlB posted on Pentax K-3 Mark III now available to pre-order! at 03/04/2021 - 09:04

AlB
pschlute wrote:
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GPS included and the hoards of weight-sensitive users say "why was it so heavy."
???
How much does a GPS module weigh? 20grams? 30?

Comment by AlB posted on Pentax K-3 Mark III now available to pre-order! at 01/04/2021 - 21:25

AlB
Whilst the lack of GPS is a backward step, IMO, it is not an unsurmountable problem. There are numerous apps that can be used to write the GPS data to your photos.
Provided, of course, you have a mobile phone and provided you take it with you and provided you turn the app on. Provided you can then be bothered to complete the exercise.

Comment by AlB posted on Pentax K-3 Mark III now available to pre-order! at 01/04/2021 - 13:02

AlB
RobL wrote:
I really cannot fathom why a camera repairer is unable or unwilling to service every make of camera; ok there is a difference between mirrorless and DSLR/SLR/rangefinders but within those categories they are pretty much all built the same way.
Probably because they can't get the parts unless they are "authorised" by a manufacturer. It's taken me a few months just to source a lens mount screw for one of my Pentax lens and I've still not received it.

Comment by AlB posted on Warranty service at 05/08/2020 - 18:01

AlB
We've tried everything to find the screw Rob, no luck. The lens works fine without it, but it's not an ideal solution with the lens only a couple of months old. If it hadn't been Good Friday and everywhere shut I'd have probably posted it back to WEX and ended up with a massive bill, instead I had a go and managed to fix it, minus 1 screw.

Comment by AlB posted on Lens Mount Screws. at 10/04/2020 - 18:31

AlB
I've had a little accident using the new HD D-FA 70-210 f4 attached to my K3-II. To cut a long story short both the camera and lens are working as good as ever, however in the process of fixing the lens I managed to lose one of the screws holding the lens mount to the lens.
Does anyone know if there's a website showing the screws, i.e a maintenance manual or know what the screws are (i.e, M?*length) or where I can get one from (the Pentax UK service agent is closed due to Corvid 19)?
I've tried taking the screws from a couple of M series lens but they're much too short, as are the screws in some of more modern lens.

Any help would be appreciated,

Alan

Comment by AlB posted on Lens Mount Screws. at 10/04/2020 - 17:06

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Sold

Comment by AlB posted on Tamron SP AF 70-200 Di LD Macro lens for Sale at 20/03/2020 - 10:40

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Bump

Comment by AlB posted on Tamron SP AF 70-200 Di LD Macro lens for Sale at 11/03/2020 - 23:29

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Bump

Comment by AlB posted on Tamron SP AF 70-200 Di LD Macro lens for Sale at 27/02/2020 - 08:19

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