Do you remember what era these K10D's may have come from, and how bad/off the AF was with yours.
I'm debating on getting the 50-135, and not wait for the 60-250, for what i think will be my last equine year. Dave On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 1:18 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > While both my DA* 16-50 and 50-135 autofocused great with my K20D from the > time they were new, they didn't focus properly with the K10D, although other > FA and DA lenses worked fine with the 10. I sent the 10 to Pentax Colorado > without the lenses, and they were able to fix it. I think some K10D's were > made with incorrect calibration for lenses with in-lens motors. > Paul > On Jan 20, 2009, at 12:49 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: > >> The 16-50 which took some weight when I dropped my camera bag a couple >> weeks ago now doesn't zoom wider than about 20mm before it stops. >> >> Clearly I busted something off and it's now gumming up the works. Darn it >> all, that really bums me out. >> >> Back into the Pentax service department again. Nuts! >> >> On the bright side: I found (before I dropped it) that it focuses >> flawlessly at all focal lengths with my friend's K20D. So... someday when I >> upgrade I'll have a lens which I can just leave on AF even when at 16mm. Or >> I can live without my K10D for a month by sending them both in for >> calibration (shudder). Don't think I can live that long without a camera in >> my hands. >> >> >> -Charles >> >> -- >> Charles Robinson - [email protected] >> Minneapolis, MN >> http://charles.robinsontwins.org >> >> >> -- >> 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. > > > -- > 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. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- 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.
