Hello Mark, I got the first one on the list, I believe, from my local dealer. It has been just fine so can't comment on quality issues or Pentax response. It is a great lens.
-- Bruce Sunday, February 10, 2008, 7:58:30 PM, you wrote: ME> All, ME> So it's been widely reported that there have been some quality issues with ME> DA* 16-50 F2.8 lenses. Can anyone on the list report how well (or not) ME> Pentax USA has been dealing with the issue? If you get a bum copy, does ME> Pentax USA fix it under warranty? Or is buying one a roll of the dice? ME> Thanks, ME> Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

