Pentax DA 16-50mm f/2.8 SDM $499 CDN London Drugs Open Box Special

bestcoast · 03:12 PM

Looks like they have three!!

https://www.londondrugs.com/pentax-da-16-50mm-f%2F2.8-sdm-lens%C2%A0for-pent.../L2363844.html

ChristianRock · 08-26-2020, 08:56 PM

Blowout time... with the new one coming...
I like mine. Not perfect but for a zoom, it's very good indeed...

mx23 · 08-27-2020, 07:41 PM

This is a repost of a thread a few posts below.

I mentioned it in the other thread but I'll say it again here: be cautious with this one...they're clearing out lenses made almost a decade ago (i.e. potentially before tweaks / fixes to SDM).

**tranq78** · 08-28-2020, 11:04 AM

The stores do not have any Pentax bodies left to try the lens on. I brought my own body in and tested the lens, expecting a problem. I was correct. The motor drive has failed and the lens won't autofocus. As soon as you buy it you will have to send it in for repair.

johnyates · 09-01-2020, 03:00 PM

I bought one. Picked it up today. The SDM was DOA. Took me 5 minutes to convert to screw drive following these instructions.

**Davep** · 09-01-2020, 06:17 PM

Pentax Canada have a two year warranty. You could have had the SDM repaired under warranty. I bought a 17-70 from Henry's a couple of years ago, (probably old new stock,) and the SDM crapped out after a few months. Ricoh Canada warranty covered it, and it has been perfect ever since.

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08-26-2020, 08:56 PM	#2
ChristianRock Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: People's Republic of America Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,250	Blowout time... with the new one coming... I like mine. Not perfect but for a zoom, it's very good indeed...

08-27-2020, 07:41 PM	#3
mx23 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Photos: Albums Posts: 37	This is a repost of a thread a few posts below. I mentioned it in the other thread but I'll say it again here: be cautious with this one...they're clearing out lenses made almost a decade ago (i.e. potentially before tweaks / fixes to SDM).

08-28-2020, 11:04 AM	#4
tranq78 Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 978	The stores do not have any Pentax bodies left to try the lens on. I brought my own body in and tested the lens, expecting a problem. I was correct. The motor drive has failed and the lens won't autofocus. As soon as you buy it you will have to send it in for repair.

09-01-2020, 03:00 PM	#5
johnyates Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Saskatoon, SK Photos: Albums Posts: 1,330	I bought one. Picked it up today. The SDM was DOA. Took me 5 minutes to convert to screw drive following these instructions.

09-01-2020, 06:17 PM	#6
Davep Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Photos: Albums Posts: 204	Pentax Canada have a two year warranty. You could have had the SDM repaired under warranty. I bought a 17-70 from Henry's a couple of years ago, (probably old new stock,) and the SDM crapped out after a few months. Ricoh Canada warranty covered it, and it has been perfect ever since.

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