Pentax SDM Firmware
Dear Pentax, with all due respect with thousands of Pentax users, we have been very disappointed with your DA* lenses containing SDM auto focusing motor for a long time.Thousands of Pentax users from... continue reading »
"16-50 and 50-135 both have SDM failed."
"Reports of SDM problems put me off buying any of the DA* lenses for a long time. In the end I took the risk, but it still worries me. I would welcome a firmware update to offer screw drive as a backup option. As an embedded software engineer it seems comp"
"I bet Pentax will NEVER do anything about this, This is the DA* range we are buying It has to up to the FA* standards, Please be more comsiderate!!!!!!"
"Reluctant to buy 50-135"
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"SDM advancement with more reliable and robust focusing"
"SDM? made another avtofocus"
"Replacing the SDM with DC motors (as found in the new 18-135) can't be all that difficult to release as an updated/fixed lens that will sell far better than the DA* currently are."
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"the SDM on my 16-50 DA* failed just 6 weeks after the warranty ended"
"Makes good sense even if there was not a problem"
"Potential DA 50-135 Buyer."
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"Please fix DA 17-70 including traditional AF motor"
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"A firmware update enabling this capablity would remove my unease in purchasing SDM-based lenses."
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