Originally posted by Hannican Should I not buy this lens??
I've been watching it for like 6 months now and the problems don't seem to be going away, at all... in fact, it seems like only more and more complaints are being lodged?
I bought a great copy of this lens and am very happy with it, so no real reason for me to keep posting that fact. (On the first copy I tried at that, I did try 3 copies of the Tamron, all had problems, but that's all the quantity the store had, so I tried the Pentax, reluctantly, and glad I did) I'm not saying there aren't issues with copies of this lens, it's just that it's more likely to find posts regarding it's issues and problems, and that makes sense, because people want to know if their problem with the lens is common, if they are testing it correctly, and how to deal with it (return it, swap it out, get a refund, mail it to Pentax, etc..)