Pentax 67II AE prism viewfinder element replacement

[marcelo_p._lima]

I recently lost the eyepiece that comes with the Pentax 67II's AE

Prism (the rubber ring with glass piece that screws onto the prism).

It is a part that COMES with the prism out of the box...but I'm

having trouble explaining to the lady at Pentax USA what it is that I

need exactly, since there are about 4 parts that she tells me I need.

 

I tried getting her to grab a prism so that I could show her over the

phone, or at least to visit a website with the same picture of a 67II

prism, but she couldn't do either. Does anyone know the part names?

Glass element, rubber ring...??? I'm pretty sure I don't need the

rubber "tube" she tells me I need.

 

Thanks for the help.

[joe_oliva]

Call Pentax again, ask for the repair/service line. A technician can tell you exactly the part # and price, and they might even be able to sell it to you directly as a service replacement part. Have your credit card handy.

[marcelo_p._lima]

Joe, thank you for your response. I called Pentax again and got the parts dept., but the same lady answered the phone and didn't know exactly what parts I was talking about (nor had she ever seen the prism in question). I finally e-mailed her a photo of the prism with an arrow pointing to the eyepiece. It turns out that this is what I need, for which I'll have to pay with a check (apparently they don't take credit cards):

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1. 71081.Y010 (Eye-cap), in stock, $1.74 <br>

2. 71081.Y008 (Eyepiece Tube), in stock, $14.16 <br>

3. 71003.L007 (Protection Glass), in stock, $6.24 <br>

4. 71081.Y009 (Protection Lens Retainer), in stock, $0.60

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So there it is, for anyone who needs it in the future.

[rolland_elliott]

Add about $7 for S&H and you've just paid about $30 for an eyepiece that you have to assemble yourself. Pentax Service should just offer this as one complete assembled eyepiece for about half the price like every other camera manufacturer in the world. Talk about confusing/bad customer support!

[rick_campbell]

I may be wrong (and often am!) but didn't someone once say that the eyepiece from a Nikon (F3HP or such) would fit the Pentax Prism? Might be worth a trip to the corner to find out.