Originally posted by SSGGeezer That is just the way LBA works its wallet destroying magic on it's sufferers.
Ah, but think of the saving for @bhbrake in not having to buy a new camera. :-)
Incidentally, one thing about the PLM is that it evens up AF performance between flagship bodies and entry-level bodies. I can't discern any difference in AF speed with the PLM lens on the K-S2 or the K-3. By contrast, my screw-driven lenses all focus noticeably faster with the K-3. Accuracy, of course, is another matter, but at least the K-S2 is in the game for birds in flight, which it wasn't so much with the DA-L 55-300 or the FA*300.