Lens mount fell of my K-5!

StepOne · 03-28-2012, 07:10 AM

geez...i don't own a K-5 but my hart stopped for a second looking at the pictures....good thing it did not happened!

Adam · 03-28-2012, 10:30 AM

This is why I asked for pics

Yup, looks like part of the teleconverter broke loos and it still stuck to the camera. Looks like the screws/bolts holding it in place may have cracked.

pero · 03-29-2012, 11:52 AM

Um... Perhaps I should change the title of this thread now. Don't want to unnecessarily upset any K-5 owners!

Just wanted to round off by sharing my experience with the guy who sold me the converter. I mailed him and first he said he'd take it back and refund me. Half a day later he changed his mind and fed me an incredible amount of bullshit in barely understandable language!

I've also bought a lens from him, a K 28mm/3.5 that had a sticky aperture. He'd described it as in great working condition. When I complained about the sticky blades he said I had to push the white button on the lens to unstick the blades!

I couldn't believe my eyes. He was referring to the small white dome that serves as a guide for mounting the lens... I politely expressed my disbelief, but he insisted. After his fourth mail of this kind I just dropped the whole thing and left him feedback that will hopefully warn a few buyers off.

I got the stuff from him through the Swedish ebay, Tradera. So just a warning to any Swedes here, or any others buying on tradera.com. I do recommend that you avoid seller id "jorstorp". This guy seems out of his mind...

Giklab · 03-29-2012, 01:19 PM

(•_•) Well it looks like you

( •_•)>⌐■-■

(⌐■_■) have been screw(mount)ed.

YEAAAAAAAAAAAH

JohnBee · 03-29-2012, 01:31 PM

I was going to say... then I saw... I guess you must be relieved it wasn't the mount.
I've seen some pretty old camera's and I don't think I've ever heard of any loosing their mount before. I'm just glad to hear the K-5 wasn't the first camera to ever do that

**rod_grant** · 03-29-2012, 04:44 PM

Do you have any recourse through PayPal?

pero · 03-30-2012, 12:37 AM

Originally posted by rod_grant

Do you have any recourse through PayPal?

No, I payed to his bank account. That's the way most deals are payed on tradera.com. But it wasn't much money. And the lens can probably be fixed, I guess the blades are just oily.

I'll just file this under losses and move on.

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03-28-2012, 07:10 AM	#31
StepOne Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Botosani Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 285	geez...i don't own a K-5 but my hart stopped for a second looking at the pictures....good thing it did not happened!

03-29-2012, 11:52 AM	#33
pero Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Malmö, Sweden Photos: Gallery Posts: 128 Original Poster	Um... Perhaps I should change the title of this thread now. Don't want to unnecessarily upset any K-5 owners! Just wanted to round off by sharing my experience with the guy who sold me the converter. I mailed him and first he said he'd take it back and refund me. Half a day later he changed his mind and fed me an incredible amount of bullshit in barely understandable language! I've also bought a lens from him, a K 28mm/3.5 that had a sticky aperture. He'd described it as in great working condition. When I complained about the sticky blades he said I had to push the white button on the lens to unstick the blades! I couldn't believe my eyes. He was referring to the small white dome that serves as a guide for mounting the lens... I politely expressed my disbelief, but he insisted. After his fourth mail of this kind I just dropped the whole thing and left him feedback that will hopefully warn a few buyers off. I got the stuff from him through the Swedish ebay, Tradera. So just a warning to any Swedes here, or any others buying on tradera.com. I do recommend that you avoid seller id "jorstorp". This guy seems out of his mind...

03-29-2012, 01:19 PM	#34
Giklab Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Slovenia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,182	(•_•) Well it looks like you ( •_•)>⌐■-■ (⌐■_■) have been screw(mount)ed. YEAAAAAAAAAAAH

03-29-2012, 01:31 PM	#35
JohnBee Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Newrfoundland Photos: Albums Posts: 4,667	I was going to say... then I saw... I guess you must be relieved it wasn't the mount. I've seen some pretty old camera's and I don't think I've ever heard of any loosing their mount before. I'm just glad to hear the K-5 wasn't the first camera to ever do that

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rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	Do you have any recourse through PayPal?

03-30-2012, 12:37 AM	#37
pero Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Malmö, Sweden Photos: Gallery Posts: 128 Original Poster	Originally posted by rod_grant Do you have any recourse through PayPal? No, I payed to his bank account. That's the way most deals are payed on tradera.com. But it wasn't much money. And the lens can probably be fixed, I guess the blades are just oily. I'll just file this under losses and move on.