STOLEN!
This Monday (26-01-'09), my Pentax K10D and four MF prime lenses were sent to the Pentax service-shop to take care for a focusing issue. The repairs-man wanted me to send along the lenses I use the most.
As De Beukelaer & Co, the Belgian Pentax agent, only want to work via a network of pro dealers, I had to hand over my gear to a shop who sells this brand of camera's.
On the moment the DPD (= parcel service) driver came in the shop to pick up the parcel, a lot of costumers ware waiting and his lorry was double parked in the street hindering the trolly bus blowing his horn. So, in the heat of the fight, the shop keeper forgot to put the regular sticker for the tracking system and address on the box. The DPD lorry driver, nervously, just picked up the box and left.
Needless to say that the parcel never arrived at Pentax.
Strangely enough, nobody saw this box again and all the sudden nobody knows what happen and nobody seems to be responsible for this magic disappearance!
If you the forum moderator does not mind, I post the serial numbers here :
Pentax K10D : 2227115 + D-BG1
" 20 mm A F2.8 : 5860758
" 35 mm A F2.8 : 5349537
" 50 mm A F1.4 : 1091174
" 50 mm A F2,8 MACRO : 586806
I feel sad about the loss of these fine lenses as I use them very often on my (analogue) LX camera body's too!
An other important thing is that the shopkeeper is a very good friend and I want to keep it like this!
As I do understand what happened, I do not know what to do...
Philippe