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Pentax smc DA* 50-135mm SDM Issue

Started Dec 21, 2013 | Discussions thread
solarider
solarider Veteran Member • Posts: 4,930
Re: Pentax smc DA* 50-135mm SDM Issue

I would suggest a direct paper certified mail letter to the new(ish) head guy of Pentax in Denver, Colorado, anyone remember his name? He may be more likely to extend your repair period than someone at pentax repair in the event pentax repair says no.

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

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