Not surprised to hear that. It isn't a big leap to believe that much of the problem is the result of typical Pentaxian hysteria. Paul
On Oct 6, 2010, at 5:53 AM, eckinator wrote: > Greetings, earthlings =) > (In response to a thread I already deleted from my inbox) > Just had a talk with Pentax Europe's former technical service manager, > now 645D service (they will keep that in house) and I learned the > following: > - SDM failure rates are monitored and do not exceed those of other components, > - Pentax is aware of the buzz about the issue but considers it unjustified, > - not every perceived failure necessarily is one. SDM motors hold a > charge which depletes after prolonged (months) non-use. Once > discharged, the lens will no longer focus. The charge takes up to two > minutes to rebuild, i.e. the lens needs to be left alone for that time > while connected to a powered on camera. At times, that may still not > be enough to initially overcome mechanical stiction from the long > sitting period. Joseph did the right thing basically, > - no information whether DC will replace SDM but the lineup will see > more DC lenses eventually, > - finally as to parts availability at CRIS/Pentax US: this is not the > case in Europe/Germany - the law requires parts to be kept after > production ends for 5 years for products costing less than € 500 and > for 10 years for products costing more than that. In practice, not all > manufacturers keep parts around that long because of very small > demands but will offer the customer a current lineup replacement > product at the cost of repair instead. I took it to mean Pentax does > some of both. Hence, it might be advisable to ship older items to > Europe for repair instead. > HTH Ecke > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
