It was hesitating a bit a couple of days ago, and isn’t working at all today. The camera battery is freshly charged, and everything else is working. Should I try to get it fixed, and if so, where? Or, should I look for a new or used copy? Or another lens (such as the Rick

Unfortunately, it seems to often be cheaper to buy used than to get a replacement. I assume that you've done all the basics like clean the contacts, cycle power, remove and replace the lens, tap it gently with a sledgehammer... On March 17, 2025 5:43:20 PM PDT, Rick Womer <rickpics14@gmail.com> wrote: >It was hesitating a bit a couple of days ago, and isn’t working at all today. > >The camera battery is freshly charged, and everything else is working. > >Should I try to get it fixed, and if so, where? > >Or, should I look for a new or used copy? Or another lens (such as the > >Rick >-- >%(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. > -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.

Have you tried it on another body? On March 17, 2025 5:43:20 PM PDT, Rick Womer <rickpics14@gmail.com> wrote: >It was hesitating a bit a couple of days ago, and isn’t working at all today. > >The camera battery is freshly charged, and everything else is working. > >Should I try to get it fixed, and if so, where? > >Or, should I look for a new or used copy? Or another lens (such as the > >Rick >-- >%(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. > -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.

> On 18/03/2025 00:43 GMT Rick Womer <rickpics14@gmail.com> wrote: > > > It was hesitating a bit a couple of days ago, and isn’t working at all today. > > The camera battery is freshly charged, and everything else is working. > > Should I try to get it fixed, and if so, where? > > Or, should I look for a new or used copy? Or another lens (such as the Nothing useful to add but I do hope you don't leave your patients with such a cliffhanger.

On Mon, Mar 17, 2025 at 20:57 <lrc@red4est.com> wrote: > Have you tried it on another body? Yup. Still doesn’t work. > > > On March 17, 2025 5:43:20 PM PDT, Rick Womer <rickpics14@gmail.com> wrote: > >It was hesitating a bit a couple of days ago, and isn’t working at all > today. > > > >The camera battery is freshly charged, and everything else is working. > > > >Should I try to get it fixed, and if so, where? > > > >Or, should I look for a new or used copy? Or another lens (such as the > > > >Rick > >-- > >%(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > > > -- > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions.

Today I took a photo walk with the photo class I enrolled in. I had intended to substitute another lens for the 17-70, but forgot to. I focused manually for several shots, and then the lens woke up and autofocused without problems for the rest of the morning. Not sure I trust it, of course… Rick > On Mar 18, 2025, at 9:36 AM, Rick Womer <rickpics14@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Mon, Mar 17, 2025 at 20:57 <lrc@red4est.com <mailto:lrc@red4est.com>> wrote: >> Have you tried it on another body? > > Yup. Still doesn’t work. >> >> >> On March 17, 2025 5:43:20 PM PDT, Rick Womer <rickpics14@gmail.com <mailto:rickpics14@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >It was hesitating a bit a couple of days ago, and isn’t working at all today. >> > >> >The camera battery is freshly charged, and everything else is working. >> > >> >Should I try to get it fixed, and if so, where? >> > >> >Or, should I look for a new or used copy? Or another lens (such as the >> > >> >Rick >> >-- >> >%(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> >To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net <mailto:pdml-leave@pdml.net> >> >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. >> > >> >> -- >> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net <mailto:pdml-leave@pdml.net> >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

My 16-50 will play a similar game if it is left fallow for too long. I'll put it on a body and it won't focus, then it will wake up and be fine until I neglect it for too long On 2025-03-19 18:49, Rick Womer wrote: > Today I took a photo walk with the photo class I enrolled in. I had > intended to substitute another lens for the 17-70, but forgot to. I > focused manually for several shots, and then the lens woke up and > autofocused without problems for the rest of the morning. > > Not sure I trust it, of course… > > Rick > >> On Mar 18, 2025, at 9:36 AM, Rick Womer <rickpics14@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 17, 2025 at 20:57 <lrc@red4est.com >> <mailto:lrc@red4est.com>> wrote: >>> Have you tried it on another body? >> >> Yup. Still doesn’t work. >>> >>> >>> On March 17, 2025 5:43:20 PM PDT, Rick Womer <rickpics14@gmail.com >>> <mailto:rickpics14@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >It was hesitating a bit a couple of days ago, and isn’t working at all today. >>> > >>> >The camera battery is freshly charged, and everything else is working. >>> > >>> >Should I try to get it fixed, and if so, where? >>> > >>> >Or, should I look for a new or used copy? Or another lens (such as the >>> > >>> >Rick >>> >-- >>> >%(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> >To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net <mailto:pdml-leave@pdml.net> >>> >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. >>> > >>> >>> -- >>> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >>> -- >>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net >>> <mailto:pdml-leave@pdml.net> >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>> and follow the directions. > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- Larry Colen LRC@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc