Ugggggg ...my beloved DA* 16-50 is in for repairs (been 4 weeks so far) - I have been pretty lucky with the 3 or 4 repairs I have taken various components in for. When I called today - I was told they are waiting on parts from Japan - along with the helpful "they" have no idea when the parts will arrive - which lends credence to the original 6-12 week quote I got (up from the previous quotes of 4-6 weeks).
This post is just a beef - unless we have some large Japanese members here who are willing to walk softly with a big stick into Pentax Japan on my behalf I'll sit here and be in hurry up and wait mode. We do have a trip planned for February 2013 fingers crossed (cause if it ain't here close to that , my LBA will likely cruise the marketplace for something
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