[ZigDaPig]

Is there anyone aware of a case where a faulty lens (with some resistance when zooming out around 28 mm) breaks by itself after a while ? I'm a bit frustrated because I have to pay for reparations while I have the feeling that I simply had a faulty lens...

I've had this lens (serial nr 9014563) for half a year, and I have always felt resistance when zooming out/in around the 28 mm mark.
But I was never aware that this was abnormal (until I read about it just now on this forum), so I didn't pay too much attention to it, since the lens and autofocus were ok for the rest.

Up till 2 months ago, when (just after picking it up from the table), it suddenly blocked completely at the 28-mm mark when zooming out.
Zooming in and out between 28mm and 50mm worked fine, but it wouldn't zoom out any further. After a while I discovered that the orientation of the lens made a difference, so I could get it unstuck by holding it in several positions...
While doing this, I also noticed that there was a sound coming from the lens, which sounded like there was a very tiny screw or other particle freely roaming around somewhere in the body of the lens...
Apart from that, the autofocus and everything else was still working fine !

So I brought it to the shop, and they sent it to De Beukelaer (Belgian importer for Pentax), and after a month, they let me know that the autofocus is broken due to "falling damage" and I have to pay >400$ to get it fixed !

I'm sure I didn't drop it. It might have tapped against a table or a person while manoeuvring around, but nothing more than (in my opinion) the lens would be able to take...

Anyone any comments ?

Z.