Boris, I'm very sorry to hear of your experience. As a sometimes buyer and seller on PF Marketplace I would love to know the identity of this seller (so that I can avoid them). Email me off-list if you like.
I have had only two bad experiences buying or selling on PFM. Both were international sales. One was an Aussie who had me ship to his workplace, then lost his job and said the lens never arrived. (That one cost me the most... close to $250 on a Pentax-A 135mm prime lens plus shipping to Oz). The other was a guy in one of the former Soviet states who bought a super clean Spotmatic from me and then when he got it claimed it needed all kinds of repair work. Even though I refunded almost all of his money, in an attempt to make him happy he remains my only case of negative feedback over many years of selling. On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 10:47 AM, Boris Liberman <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh, and little addition that should be made. The seller has filed a > complaint with Canada Post 'cause the lens was ensured and it would > seem that it has been damaged in transit, though no visible outside > damage was either on the box or on the lens itself. I am waiting for > the outcome, though I don't have any hopes at all. > > On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 6:46 PM, Boris Liberman <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi! >> >> I have had the most unfortunate acquisition so far. I bought DA* 16-50 >> off PentaxForums. The seller indicated that the SDM motor did not work >> and that the lens was converted to screw-driven AF. Upon arrival, it >> appeared that the lens does not rotate past approximately 0.7 m mark >> on focus scale. >> >> I took it to Pentax Israel and USD 375 later I have a lens that kind >> of focuses somewhere. However, the focusing range is now fully >> accessible, so to say. So I took it for a walk. It seems that it also >> has optical problems that I cannot quite describe. But ultimately, it >> is not sharp except maybe at portrait distances in the middle of the >> frame. >> >> I am giving this lens away to any one who wants to take it apart or >> who needs some spare parts - mount, SDM motor parts, whatever. If you >> feel like paying me any money for it, it would be very generous on >> your part. I'll ship it cheaply with registered air mail, of course, >> not with expensive EMS. >> >> Now, that I have paid money and visit to Pentax Israel, it is clear to >> me that I cannot have Pentax as my primary gear because I cannot >> reliably repair it even with rather expensive service that I have >> here. >> >> Finally, you know, I also have felt real pain in my wrists today >> during this 2 hours photo walk that I had. So, upgrade to K-3 or K-1 >> is out of the question. >> >> I will be buying one of Sony A7 series cameras (I have yet to decide >> which one) and that 24-70/4 Vario Tessar lens for starters. Then I'd >> buy some adapters to use my K-mount 50/1.2, 77/1.8 and Leica mount >> 35/2.0 and 25/2.8. This should in fact be quite enough for most of my >> needs. Ricoh GXR will come in very handy as well. >> >> So, in the very near future I will be offering for sale moderately >> used K-5 with original grip, spare battery and magnifying eye piece. >> Sigma 24-60/2.8 full frame lens which is very good optic except >> typical Sigma color balance. Also I will be offering Sigma >> 17-70/2.8-4.5 (screw driven version) and Metz 50 AF-1 flash unit. As >> well, assortment of filters, Pentax lens pouches and so on. >> >> Please contact me off the list. Of course, I will have to get new gear >> before I send out my old gear, so I can have continuity of my favorite >> hobby. >> >> By the way, if you have any of Sony A7 series cameras that is in >> really good state that you would want to replace with Pentax K-1, I >> would gladly buy it from you. >> >> Alas. >> >> -- >> Boris > > > > -- > Boris > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- “The Earth is Art, The Photographer is only a Witness ” ― Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Earth from Above -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
