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ManhattanProject · 07-21-2010, 02:19 PM

...And the SDM was completely dead, no noise, no AF whatsoever.

It was the last DA* 16-50 the company had in stock at any location.

I lol'ed on the inside.

wlachan · 07-21-2010, 02:29 PM

It must be either user error or old batch. Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be!

frank · 07-21-2010, 02:45 PM

Has to be user error ... and from old batch too

stevebrot · 07-21-2010, 03:05 PM

Originally posted by frank

Has to be user error ... and from old batch too

...probably was actually a returned/restocked item from someone on this forum. As we all know, selling to a PF member is the kiss of death for any camera or lens.

Steve

Reportage · 07-21-2010, 05:23 PM

Originally posted by ManhattanProject

...And the SDM was completely dead, no noise, no AF whatsoever.

It was the last DA* 16-50 the company had in stock at any location.

I lol'ed on the inside.

either sales are too good that DA* production cant keep up or Hoya/Pentax are concentrating on other parts of the world like Asia.

Nimrad · 07-22-2010, 05:55 AM

How did you manage to laugh out loud on the inside? :P

JeffJS · 07-22-2010, 06:52 AM

I LOL inside when I push the AF button on my camera and my DA* lenses (whichever one is mounted up) snaps into focus. That is, unless I've turned off the AF on the lens with the AF/MF switch. I Will say in response to another poster, that I bought all of mine Before I became an active poster on THIS forum.

mikemike · 07-22-2010, 07:13 AM

These support screwmount too, so why doesn't pentax release a firmware to let you use screwmount instead of sdm?

**Pål Jensen** · 07-22-2010, 11:56 AM

Originally posted by ManhattanProject

...And the SDM was completely dead, no noise, no AF whatsoever.
.

Was the AF switch (on the lens) set to AF?

wlachan · 07-22-2010, 12:00 PM

Originally posted by Pål Jensen

Was the AF switch (on the lens) set to AF?

Pentax should design the AF switch like [SDM/E-AF/MF].
* E-AF: emergency AF which is essentially the good old noisy but never failed slot AF.

**Ex Finn.** · 07-22-2010, 05:59 PM

Originally posted by Pål Jensen

Was the AF switch (on the lens) set to AF?

My exact thought also.

ManhattanProject · 07-22-2010, 06:03 PM

Oh yea guys, also my IQ is 42.

...

wlachan · 07-22-2010, 06:41 PM

Originally posted by ManhattanProject

Oh yea guys, also my IQ is 42.

...

Whoever questioned the quality of Pentax is guilty of mental retardation. It is not your fault.

Aegon · 07-22-2010, 07:39 PM

Originally posted by wlachan

It is not your fault.

He doesn't know better.

**EsBee** · 07-23-2010, 10:59 AM

After reading this thread I wondered if my 16-50 with a new HSM (that's what the invoice said, not SDM...) motor was still functional, since I hadn't used it in a few weeks.

It was already mounted to my K20D so turned the camera on, press AF button. Nothing happened, just like the bad 'ol times before I returned the *&^%$# lens for repair some time ago.

So I mount the only other SDM lens I have and it works fine, thus eliminating the camera and the user as the possible culprits :-)

Shame on Pentax!

07-21-2010, 02:19 PM	#1
ManhattanProject Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Midwest Photos: Gallery Posts: 221	*So I went to Click Camera today to try on the DA 16-50...** ...And the SDM was completely dead, no noise, no AF whatsoever. It was the last DA* 16-50 the company had in stock at any location. I lol'ed on the inside.

07-22-2010, 12:00 PM	#10
wlachan Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Canada Photos: Albums Posts: 2,625	Originally posted by Pål Jensen Was the AF switch (on the lens) set to AF? Pentax should design the AF switch like [SDM/E-AF/MF]. * E-AF: emergency AF which is essentially the good old noisy but never failed slot AF. Last edited by wlachan; 07-22-2010 at 12:05 PM.

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07-21-2010, 02:29 PM	#2
wlachan Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Canada Photos: Albums Posts: 2,625	It must be either user error or old batch. Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be! Must be!

07-21-2010, 02:45 PM	#3
frank Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,202	Has to be user error ... and from old batch too

07-21-2010, 03:05 PM	#4
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by frank Has to be user error ... and from old batch too ...probably was actually a returned/restocked item from someone on this forum. As we all know, selling to a PF member is the kiss of death for any camera or lens. Steve

07-21-2010, 05:23 PM	#5
Reportage Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 739	Originally posted by ManhattanProject ...And the SDM was completely dead, no noise, no AF whatsoever. It was the last DA* 16-50 the company had in stock at any location. I lol'ed on the inside. either sales are too good that DA* production cant keep up or Hoya/Pentax are concentrating on other parts of the world like Asia.

07-22-2010, 05:55 AM	#6
Nimrad Inactive Account Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Stavanger, Norway Posts: 150	How did you manage to laugh out loud on the inside? :P

07-22-2010, 06:52 AM	#7
JeffJS Inactive Account Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Michigan, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,484	I LOL inside when I push the AF button on my camera and my DA* lenses (whichever one is mounted up) snaps into focus. That is, unless I've turned off the AF on the lens with the AF/MF switch. I Will say in response to another poster, that I bought all of mine Before I became an active poster on THIS forum.

07-22-2010, 07:13 AM	#8
mikemike Inactive Account Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: New Orleans Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,053	These support screwmount too, so why doesn't pentax release a firmware to let you use screwmount instead of sdm?

07-22-2010, 11:56 AM	#9
Pål Jensen Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Norway Photos: Albums Posts: 4,371	Originally posted by ManhattanProject ...And the SDM was completely dead, no noise, no AF whatsoever. . Was the AF switch (on the lens) set to AF?

07-22-2010, 05:59 PM	#11
Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Espoo. Kouvola. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,975	Originally posted by Pål Jensen Was the AF switch (on the lens) set to AF? My exact thought also.

07-22-2010, 06:03 PM	#12
ManhattanProject Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Midwest Photos: Gallery Posts: 221 Original Poster	Oh yea guys, also my IQ is 42. ...

07-22-2010, 06:41 PM	#13
wlachan Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Canada Photos: Albums Posts: 2,625	Originally posted by ManhattanProject Oh yea guys, also my IQ is 42. ... Whoever questioned the quality of Pentax is guilty of mental retardation. It is not your fault.

07-22-2010, 07:39 PM	#14
Aegon Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,416	Originally posted by wlachan It is not your fault. He doesn't know better.

07-23-2010, 10:59 AM	#15
EsBee Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: National Capital Region Posts: 739	After reading this thread I wondered if my 16-50 with a new HSM (that's what the invoice said, not SDM...) motor was still functional, since I hadn't used it in a few weeks. It was already mounted to my K20D so turned the camera on, press AF button. Nothing happened, just like the bad 'ol times before I returned the *&^%$# lens for repair some time ago. So I mount the only other SDM lens I have and it works fine, thus eliminating the camera and the user as the possible culprits :-) Shame on Pentax!

So I went to Click Camera today to try on the DA* 16-50...

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