Are the new full frame lenses SDM and should we expect them to have the same type of failures or have they (hopefully) addressed this issue and possibly redesigned them? I mean the 24-70 and 70-200.
On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 6:42 PM, Ken Waller <[email protected]> wrote: > Last one I had done locally ran me $179 USD > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Focus Motors --Failure #4 > > > >> On 6/21/2016 11:21 AM, Zos Xavius wrote: >>> >>> I love my 60-250. Seems fine so far. >> >> >> I quite liked the one I had, though it did win an all expenses paid trip >> back to Japan for an SDM failure that Pentax Canada couldn't address, and >> it's new owner emailed me to tell me it had arrived DOA, so I'll be paying >> to fix it for it's new owner. >> >> Anyone know what I can expect it to cost me? >> >> bill >> >> >>> On Jun 20, 2016 7:05 PM, "Bill" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> On 6/20/2016 1:59 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >>>> >>>>> I feel your pain, Morris. Similar story here. >>>>> >>>>> Learn to love manual focus. Or go for the black market solution: the >>>>> bent coat hanger in a dark alley, hacked firmware to make them >>>>> screwdrive focus. >>>>> >>>> >>>> The problem with the 60-250 is there is no screw drive option available. >>>> >>>> > > > -- > 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. -- -- Reduce your Government Footprint -- 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.
