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 »
"I'm not going to buy Pentax SDM lenses unless all related issues resolved"
"I love Pentax! But their products are lagging behind the competition."
"I own the da* 300mm and want the 200mm and 55mm but won't buy pentax sdm until improvements in reliability and/or the firmware fix!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"1.5yrs old DA* 16-50mm SDM died. Lens seldom use."
"I have 2 SDM lenses, but will not buy another"
"owning 2 DA* lenses and a K-7"
"I am a pro who can't afford to be worrying about whether SDM will quit on me halfway through a shoot. This firmware issue is in fact an excellent backup option that would go a long way towards making us feel comfortable knowing these very expensive lenses"
"I'm a loyal Pentaxian, I want to continue."
"I have two SDM lenses, DA 17-70/4-its autofocus definitely stopped working after a few weeks of rare usage, DA 200/2.8-sometimes works well, sometimes seems death, depending on the ambient temperature, it doesn't like cold weather."
