Has the SDM failures been dropping off lately?

Hi!

I had this finding, and why wondered why I got so few answers.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=40873391

So the issue may have something to do with bodies also...

I also came to consider to modify lens so, that I take out or cut the screw system totally

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K5 / K20 / K10D/*istD
MZ5n/Z70/SF7/MESuper/MX/Spotmatic F
Pentax since Spotmatic F