Originally posted by hnikesch That is true but if you shoot in program mode the camera will keep you out of diffraction zone. I see some talk of poor copies, I have had 3 copies of the 02 and all were excellent. Sold one with one of my Q's to fund a new Q7 still have the other 2
As for poor quality, I have had a bad 06 (failed to focus) that Pentax replaced but I have also has a bad Canon SD 500 (always missed focus) it was the top of the line P&S at the time.
It could be something like 90% of the 02's are just fine, but the remaining 10% will cause 90% of the talk about the lens. I'm not saying this to criticize the folks who have a bad copy, its simply human nature to talk more about the negative experiences