Can I de-lurk and Bitch? Fourth SDM focus motor just died. That is three
into the DA* 16-50/2.8 SDM. It is now Awaiting shipment out for
repair. And then yesterday, and again today the DA* 60-250/4 ED IF SDM
just failed. I will simply ship them together -- when they both
return the 60-250 I will have SDM Replacement Motor Number Six. This is
horrible abuse of a customer. These lenses should perform. These are
not cheap consumer lenses. And they are not on cheap cameras. K-3,
K-5ii, K-5. So now after this colossal failure rate I'm supposed to get
excited about a K-1 and similar results after buying a couple of new
lenses?
Is the SDM motor just crap? Bought a Tamron 16-50 replacement as a
spare on the 2nd DA* 16-50 repair -- Tamron has worked without
complaint, and it gets used more. I have more confidence in it. And
just got a Sigma Bigma that covers the 60-250 and more. The motor in my
DA* 50-135/2.8 SDM is the only one to last -- and now it will probably
crater just
for spite.
I am not hard on them. Don't bang em around, don't use them on sports
more than six or seven days a year. And never,, zero, zilch, no
problems with non SDM lenses. Got them going back to manual focus
Spotmatic times, on the shelf ready to "adapter and go." I've even got
a Contarex bought new in 1962 that still works. O.K. One of the Zeiss
lenses needs a CLA, the 50mm f:\2. The other Zeiss's are all right.
That's a 54 year old camera! And these lenses can't work eight years?
(16-50) Obviously not. Can't even work three without going into the
shop. The 60-250 is two years old. Where is my consumer
representative? My Ombudsman? What is the solution? Pull out and
sell-out as so many of our hotshots have done -- eh Cotty? Help!
Anybody! SOS.
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