There was a thread on PentaxForums where people were trying to do that. Nobody was successful. Lots of people have been asking for a firmware switch to allow the choice of screwdrive or SDM; I doubt it's going to happen.
On 26/11/2010, eckinator <[email protected]> wrote: > has anyone ever tried blocking the SDM contacts? I doubt that would > work though =( > Ecke > > 2010/11/26 John Francis <[email protected]>: >> >> There's no way to do that, AFAIK. If your body supports SDM, >> and the chip in the lens says this lens has SDM, then that's >> how the body will attempt to focus the lens. >> >> On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 04:20:00PM +0000, [email protected] wrote: >>> OK, but I assume you can force it back to the screw drive. >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: eckinator <[email protected]> >>> Sender: [email protected] >>> Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2010 16:51:15 >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List<[email protected]> >>> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: HSM -- Restart? >>> >>> the 16-50 has screw drive alright but when SDM dies it won't default >>> back to screw drive on a body that supports SDM. >>> >>> pentax says they're aware that people are complaining but defect >>> ratios do not differ significantly from other product lines. assuming >>> that is true it doesn't make things better for those affected but >>> speaks volume about the i'net as a negative multiplier >>> >>> cheers >>> ecke >>> >>> 2010/11/26 <[email protected]>: >>> > I have to admit this is not encouraging me to invest in a new Pentax >>> > zoom. That's a. Lot of $$$ for a lens that can just stop AFing. IIRC it >>> > has no screw drive, correct? >>> > -----Original Message----- >>> > From: P N Stenquist <[email protected]> >>> > Sender: [email protected] >>> > Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2010 10:38:03 >>> > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List<[email protected]> >>> > Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>> > Subject: Re: HSM ?-- Restart? >>> > >>> > HI Morris, >>> > Make sure your manual/automatic switch isn't set wrong or in between >>> > the marks. If that's not it, focus manually a few times and see if the >>> > HSM comes back. >>> > Paul >>> > >>> > On Nov 26, 2010, at 9:55 AM, Morris Galloway wrote: >>> > >>> >> Is there a 'kink' or 'trick' to getting the HSM to work again once it >>> >> has failed... other than a trip to C.R.I.S.? >>> >> >>> >> The Patient is a 16-50 DA*. >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> 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. >>> > -- >>> > 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. >>> -- >>> 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. >> > > -- > 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. > -- Sent from my mobile device —M. \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- 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.
