Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-22-2018, 01:39 PM
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Just because many lenses wear the "SDM" badge, it doesn't mean they have the same motors or are designed the same way. Being around these forums and the Pentax community in general for a few years, I find that the failures on the DA*16-50 and to a lesser extent the DA*50-135 and DA 17-70mm are not uncommon, but failures on lenses like the DA*60-250 or the DA*200mm f/2.8 are very uncommon. In fact, reading these forums basically every day since 2013, I have yet to hear about a DA*60-250mm motor failing. I've heard about them getting dropped by their users and breaking the internals quite a few times, but that's a different issue...
Also, a comment about waiting on a Pentax 70-200mm f4 lens that is on the roadmap... considering the DFA*50 1.4 was delayed for what, almost a year, and the DA*11-18mm that we were promised (and shown) a long time ago has not materialized yet, - not to mention the portrait and wide angle lenses that we have yet to hear about - I would buy what is available and not wait on new lenses.
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