I remember when I posted that info as received from Pentax German HQ most of the list were calling PHQ liars and the explanation impossible... oh well =)
2011/3/10 Paul Stenquist <[email protected]>: > > On Mar 9, 2011, at 7:36 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Just before I boxed up this lens for shipping to C R I S for repair I >> thought I'd pop it back onto my K20D just to see if it would auto focus as >> it had not consistently auto focused for quite some time (bought new in >> 2/09) - and guess what - it began to auto focus, intermittently at first, >> and the longer it stayed on the camera body, the less frequently it refused >> to auto focus. >> >> It seems (?) to be auto focusing alright at the moment. >> >> I had previously done all the usual - check contacts, switched the lens >> auto/manual focus switch etc all to no avail. >> >> Any ideas out there as to what the heck is going on with this lens? >> >> Doesn't make sense to sent it in for repair since it now appears to be >> functioning ok, but I don't know how it will perform the next time I go to >> use it. It is probably my least used lens. >> >> I remember some discussion here about the lens needing to be on the camera >> body for awhile for it to auto function properly - something about charging >> IIRC. > > I remember hearing something about SDM lenses needing a few minutes to power > up. That doesn't seem to be true of any of mine. I do make a point of using > them all from time to time. My 60-250 and 16-50 both get a lot of use just as > a matter of need. But I make an effort to mount my least-used 50-135 from > time to time as well, just to give it a workout. > Paul >> >> Kenneth Waller >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >> >> -- >> 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.
