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Hi, all. I just realized that I've not posted on here in about 3 years. Life got in the way and the family got bigger, so priorities just shifted, I guess. Anyway, I have a 16-50 with what seems to be a dead SDM motor. I've tried converting it to screw drive, with no luck for some reason. In the time that it has been dead, I've shot a bunch manually focusing it (DA* zooms are not optimized for manual focus, by the way) and a bunch with my FA 43.
What I've learned is that I don't like the size and weight of the DA*, but the 43 isn't wide enough. I think it might be time to get rid of the DA* and look for wider, more portable equipment. In this situation, what would you do? How much do you think I could expect to get for the lens in its current state? Is it worthwhile to get it fixed first, or maybe figure out how to convert it to screw drive? Other suggestions?