hard to believe is fine. but I take exception at people saying it was a lie without producing so much as a shred of proof or a better explanation. imho that is just unnecessary and uncalled for. I don't recall who said it and it is all bygones but I remember at the time I found that pretty weak, Not saying it was you, I honestly can't remember.
2011/3/10 Paul Stenquist <[email protected]>: > I still find the need-to-power-up explanation hard to believe. But I do > believe that SDM problems can be intermittent. > On Mar 10, 2011, at 4:11 AM, eckinator wrote: > >> 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. > > > -- > 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.
