Originally posted by Cerebum My 40mm limited took a blow to the focus ring, now it is jammed. I have contacted my go to repairers but they won't fix it so I am down to Ricoh! So, as the repair may cost me £100+ do I fix the limited or save the money for an fa43mm limited. I currently have a budget of zero lol. I don't "need" the 40 as I have a 35mm limited, a 35mm f2, a 20-40mm limited and a 50mm f1.8 so, should I bang it on eBay for spares and buy some film and wait for the day when I can afford a 43, or fix the 40?
Also, does anyone know a repairer in the UK?
You need to consider this in the perspective of sunk cost. As is, you've already paid for the lens, that money is spent. Now, if you pay 100$ (sorry I don't think I have a pound sign on my keyboard, bear with me) will it let you resell the lens for more than that? You already say you don't need it and might look at the 43 as a replacement (fine reasoning I might add).
So as you don't intend to use the lens, you should only consider the price you can resell it, nothing else. By the way, 100$ to repair a lens isn't unfair I would think.
For the record, I had a similar problem with my DA21, a local repair shop opened it, replaced a few things, and it was back to being perfect. If you decide you don't want to pay for repairs, maybe you can have a go yourself, otherwise the lens has zero value, so you don't risk much.