All, For what it's worth, it looks to me like the problem is more than just one Norwegian user and a bunch of "me too's". For example, here's a thread over at "pentaxforums.com" that highlights some of the issues.
http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-slr-lens-discussion/18168-pentax-1 6-50mm-buying-concerns.html Also, my question isn't really about the lenses, but more about how Pentax USA handles "performance" issues as opposed to "it's broken" issues. Many, many companies try to save money by blaming user error rather than acknowledging legitimate product defects. I'm wondering if anyone here has sent a poor-performing lens back to Pentax USA and had them correct the problem under warranty. Thanks, Mark Jostein wrote: > >A Norwegian guy reported to DPreview about uneven sharpness across the >frame. Sounded like some sort of collimation/calibration issue to me. >As you can expect from that lot, there were immediately others crying >that they too had the same issue. >Pentax Norway has treated him seriously. I would expect Pentax USA to >do the same. > >Jostein > > >2008/2/11, John Celio <ntax at neovenator.com>: > > > So it's been widely reported that there have been some quality issues with > > > DA* 16-50 F2.8 lenses. Can anyone on the list report how > > > well (or not) Pentax USA has been dealing with the issue? > > > If you get a bum copy, does Pentax USA fix it under > > > warranty? Or is buying one a roll of the dice? > > > > Isn't that a silly question? If you bought a defective lens, > > why wouldn't the manufacturer fix it under warranty? Barring > > any post-purchase butterfingerness by the end user, I can't see > > why Pentax or any other manufacturer might go against their > > own warranty. > > > > I have not heard of any quality issues with the lens, by > > the way. Everyone I know who owns one has been immensely > > happy with it. > > > > John -- 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.
