DA* 50-135 Still Magic

Joseph Tainter wrote:

Mike Arledge wrote:

Joseph Tainter wrote:

Optically it is a marvel. Good that you haven't had trouble with it.

After several years of not using it, or my 16-50, I realized it made sense to sell them. Both had failed on me, and I had two copies of the 16-50 with optical decentering. The money went for a lens that I will use more.

Joe

I still debate trading both my 16-50 and the 50-135 for the 24-70... over SDM concerns

Mike, "SDM" in the DFA 24-70 is a Tamron design, not Pentax's SDM. I haven't heard of any failures, and mine hasn't failed.

I thought it was incredibly stupid of Pentax to keep using the designation SDM on designs that are different from the original SDM. Your post illustrates why. I wonder how many sales Pentax has missed because of this stupidity. Never underestimate Pentax's ability to shoot themselves in the foot.

Joe

Absolutely, absolutely correct! They (the 'clever' guys at Pentax, with the fat wallets) are the experts, no doubt about that! Best foot-shooters around, no doubt about that!

Once, this was a huge company and their 35mm cameras sold like hot cakes. I used a few Pentax lenses, and I liked them a lot, then, and when I returned to Pentax I liked the lenses a lot, with one or two exceptions.

Now, it's a faltering company, trying, but not quite succeeding. Costly for its owners, no doubt.

I so hoped that they again would become. one of the big three, but that was probably my wishful thinking.

Have great day, all,