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Pentax smc DA* 50-135mm SDM Issue

Started Dec 21, 2013 | Discussions thread
Britney Elvis Veteran Member • Posts: 5,382
Wait just a minute...

Demoguy wrote:

On Tuesday I went to Everett Wa. to look at a possible project. The Nimitz, CVA 68 is back from a long deployment so I thought I would stop along the waterfront and take some photos. I pulled out my camera (k-3) with the DA* 50-135 on it and lo and behold, no auto focus. I bought this lens last year on black Friday, so its three weeks out of warranty. Anyway it was @ 29 deg F so I ended up using manual focus and with my bad eyes the result was not so good. Today I mounted the lens on my K-5 and nothing happened, then on the K-01 and it woke up. Tried it on all the other cameras and it worked fine. I wonder if it was just cold or if this is a sign of SDM failure.

Has anyone had this lens fixed at CRIS recently and would you have a cost?

Thanks,

Joe

I thought the SDM failure issue with the two DA zooms had been 'secretly' solved by Pentax.   
This sounds exactly like the start of SDM failure that was reported over and over again in the past.   
Contact Pentax USA with your story of being a couple weeks out of warranty and let them know you have posted about the impending issue on DPR...  maybe that will evoke a more relaxed warranty period for you...
Good luck

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