Hi Everyone,
I wish I were posting regarding a slightly happier subject...I recently dropped my K-7 from about 3-4 feet onto pavement. The camera seemed pretty messed up at first. The body mount ring was hanging cockeyed off the camera body so that the autofocus drive and most of the other contacts to/from the lens were disconnected (namely the aperture contact). But I found that after pushing the body mount ring back into position, the autofocus drive re-engaged as did the aperture contact.
The problem is that 3 of the 5 mount ring screws stripped the plastic piece the mount ring attaches to, so that the screws will not screw back in and clamp the mount down anymore (in the photo, they're the 3 bottom holes). Basically, I'm trying to find a way to remount the mount ring. I've considered using some sort of epoxy to adhere the mount ring back to this plastic piece, or even to fill the screw holes so that they can be re-tapped somehow.
I figure this kind of repair would take weeks and cost almost as much as a new camera if I sent it in. Mainly because I think most of the internals mount to that one plastic piece that would need replaced. That's why I'm trying to figure out a DIY fix. Otherwise, the camera still seems to work great, which is pretty impressive, really.
Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions at all on how to reattach the mount ring? I know it needs to be very level and accurately placed for the optics to still work accurately, not to mention the contacts. I'd be grateful for any help I can get. Thanks in advance.