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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
04-30-2016, 06:21 PM
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Doh!
Don't worry.. Homer is on it!
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I think there were variants in individual revisions.
For instance, mine has the SIGMA logo between the distance scale and the aperture ring and the lens data is on the left side of the distance scale. Otherwise mine looks identical to yours.
Mine is an EX DG from 2010 when they DC'd this version for (I think) the version you have.
After that, I think they came out with the shiny black version.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
04-30-2016, 04:50 PM
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That's the crux of the issue.. Do they.. feel so inclined? We'll have to wait and see. I'm hopeful it will get resolved, but this is another reason why I'm not an early adopter. Stuff like this happens and it's better (imo) to get a lay of the land before stepping foot onto it. I think some even bought the Sigma 70-200 recently in advance of the K-1 specifically for the K-1... ouch!
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
04-30-2016, 01:54 PM
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Neat. But which 105 f/2.8 do you own? Sigma made 3 versions of that one. Is it one of those with the old blotchy texture and slide clutch or is the smooth black plastic one?
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
04-30-2016, 04:42 AM
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You're making a mountain out of a molehill by reading into things that are not there and then responding in book form supporting your claims.
Who said Sigma was a shoddy company? dc said they cut corners.. I'm pretty sure they do. That doesn't mean the company is shoddy nor do I discern he is saying that from his statements. He seems to make effort to avoid the response you provided.
We are all agreeing the camera should not freeze. However, with a third party lens, the ball is in the third party's court to make it work since they reverse engineer them to function with Pentax (and every other brand). Pentax has no obligation to make it work.
Lens purchases are the big item for DSLR manufacturers.. the body is the loss leader to get you in the system to buy the pricey lenses. Do you really think they are going to work hard to cut their noses off by spending resources to get 3rd party lenses to function better? No no.. this is a Sigma issue and Sigma needs to address it.
In short, When you buy any third party item, there is NO guarantee of support from the 1st party with the use of the 3rd party item in conjunction with 1st party items. IF they are gracious enough to look at 3rd party functionality, then GREAT. But there is no requirement for them to do so.
If you want that level of support, buy 1st party lenses for the 1st party body. (That is, buy Pentax branded lenses)
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