Originally posted by larryaustin3 I would be crushed if this was the only PLM lens introduced.
It's not that bad. In the wide to normal range, as Jatrax says the DA 16-85 and DA 18-135 are both quiet (so is the DA 20-40 Ltd) and the AF is fast enough for most situations. It's not like they are crying out for PLM to make them usable! If any new lenses are DC rather than PLM it won't be the end of the world.
Originally posted by larryaustin3 Once you go with a silent lens, there is no going back to screw drive either.
Depends on the situation, and the lens. You'd put up with a little AF noise to get the results that the Limited and star (*) lenses can offer. ;-)
Having said that, I used my old DA-L 55-300 rather than the PLM yesterday and it does seem rather crude. The image quality is good though.