both copys of my 17-70 failed, first one the day i bought it, second one about 3 weeks after i got it. Got the sigma version works fine, juts dont drop them takes a while for parts
On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 4:42 PM, Rick Womer <[email protected]> wrote: > Morris, > > Of course you may de-lurk and bitch! > > The SDM motor problem is the main reason I'm still using a DA 16-45 rather > than a 17-70 (I would really like the extra reach), and a DA 50-200. > > I sympathize but don't have any constructive advice to offer, I'm afraid. > > Cheers, > > Rick > > On Jun 19, 2016, at 9:15 PM, Morris Galloway wrote: > >> 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. >> >> >> >> -- >> 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. > > http://photo.net/photos/RickW > > > > -- > 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
