Originally posted by JinDesu Damn, do you mean you got hit by a car? In that circumstance, I'd have gone after that car's insurance..
Am I reading this right that Pentax France offered repair at 50% the cost of the lens? However, you did not accept it? Or you accepted it, but now - 1 year later - it's failing on you?
Hi yes not it me but the car just touch me and hit the camera laterally like cutting it, so the lens barrel was gone in the road and the mount keep attached the flash. The situation was strange i was shocked and didnt react promptly , i add the number of telephone of the guys and police claim but it would take lot of time and the guy couldnt be found by police. I was stupid there were poicemen everywhere so i could have stoped them while i was talking with the guy. Strange situation.
Pentax france wanted to substitute also the glass cause they had some scratches due to past, in practice they changed everything even if not asked, i mean two tiny scratches are nothing for a lens. So they asked 850 for lens and 450 for flash. I ama professional using pentax gear. We begin talking with the guy in france and they agrred something was wrong with the repairing. So he was gentle to offer me half price of repairing but it was just a one to one deal i think. I have had problems with the sdm when i bought the lens and they knew this, so probably it also played a role in the thing.
Now after less than a year and no bump or accident to lens it break again. As i told i was aware in the last month something was going bad with the zoom, and at last it failed. Considring they substitue all the zoom lock one year ago its clear it was faulty. I hope they will realize this and fix it.