Resend: (probably obsolete by now but I am happy I can finally post) > Had the same thing on my K10D with a ten week old 16-50 bought from a > gentleman who claims he used it twice before having to put it up for sale to > raise funds for his house payments. Shaft drive wouldn't work either, > playing with AF/MF on lens and body didn't have any impact either. > > Took it to Pentax Germany (lucky to live nearby), cross tested with another > 16-50 and a K20D and left it there for repair. Got a letter a few days later > from Maerz, the new outsourced repair place saying it would take longer, the > SDM control chip had bought it and the spare part wasn't in stock. As time > ran out, I finally contacted Pentax again, told them of an upcoming wedding > (just a friend's, I don't shoot them for a living) and they ended up giving > me a new lens. > > So now that I have the lens, I like it a lot, I don't find AF overwhelmingly > quick but it hunts much less than my other lenses and I appreciate both how > quiet the AF is and how little mirror/shutter noise gets past the weather > sealing; it makes shooting much more quiet than with any of my other glass. > On the downside, there is visible distortion at 16mm and images are soft > throughout the aperture range to a point where it has me thinking about > going back to Pentax for another copy... > > Cheers > Ecke
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