Darren, it is not 100% certain... It is possible that the lens was badly shaken in transit. I remember once a very big air-hole (turbulence) that as I was later said, is not uncommon when the plane crosses over from Med sea to Israel...
I may yet be able to recover some of the money via that Canada Post claim, but I am not going to wait... Rather I'll be ordering my new gear very soon. On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 6:59 PM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. -- 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.
