Hello All
I am requesting feedback from anyone who has or had a DA 17-70 and had the SDM motor replaced. Last year the SDM on my copy died. I looked into getting it repaired but a like new DA 16-85 popped up at a price not much more than repairing the DA 17-70 and I bought it. Since then I have been using the 16-85 as my primary walk around zoom. Looking over my lenses since I have both a K-5 and a K-3 I am trying to decide of repairing the DA17-70 would be worth it. I would rather have it as a usable lens, not a paperweight. I checked precision and they gave an online quote of about $220 USD flat rate. I am thinking it may be worth it if I will get a good working lens again as a backup to the 16-85, or if my wife or son will be using the K-5 while I am using the K-3 & 16-85 combo. The scenario I do not want is to get it repaired only to have the SDM fail again. The lens would be a backup to the 16-85 which will be my primary zoom.
Has anyone had their DA 17-70 repaired and are they satisfied with the repair? Will precision put in a better SDM motor than the original? My copy dates back to 2010 and I know SDM failures were common with this lens from that time. I would hope a more robust motor would be installed.
Thanks in advance,
Last edited by jddwoods; 07-12-2018 at 06:19 PM.