The DA 16-50 has been claimed. On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 6:46 PM, Boris Liberman <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi! > > I have had the most unfortunate acquisition so far. I bought DA* 16-50 > off PentaxForums. The seller indicated that the SDM motor did not work > and that the lens was converted to screw-driven AF. Upon arrival, it > appeared that the lens does not rotate past approximately 0.7 m mark > on focus scale. > > I took it to Pentax Israel and USD 375 later I have a lens that kind > of focuses somewhere. However, the focusing range is now fully > accessible, so to say. So I took it for a walk. It seems that it also > has optical problems that I cannot quite describe. But ultimately, it > is not sharp except maybe at portrait distances in the middle of the > frame. > > I am giving this lens away to any one who wants to take it apart or > who needs some spare parts - mount, SDM motor parts, whatever. If you > feel like paying me any money for it, it would be very generous on > your part. I'll ship it cheaply with registered air mail, of course, > not with expensive EMS. > > Now, that I have paid money and visit to Pentax Israel, it is clear to > me that I cannot have Pentax as my primary gear because I cannot > reliably repair it even with rather expensive service that I have > here. > > Finally, you know, I also have felt real pain in my wrists today > during this 2 hours photo walk that I had. So, upgrade to K-3 or K-1 > is out of the question. > > I will be buying one of Sony A7 series cameras (I have yet to decide > which one) and that 24-70/4 Vario Tessar lens for starters. Then I'd > buy some adapters to use my K-mount 50/1.2, 77/1.8 and Leica mount > 35/2.0 and 25/2.8. This should in fact be quite enough for most of my > needs. Ricoh GXR will come in very handy as well. > > So, in the very near future I will be offering for sale moderately > used K-5 with original grip, spare battery and magnifying eye piece. > Sigma 24-60/2.8 full frame lens which is very good optic except > typical Sigma color balance. Also I will be offering Sigma > 17-70/2.8-4.5 (screw driven version) and Metz 50 AF-1 flash unit. As > well, assortment of filters, Pentax lens pouches and so on. > > Please contact me off the list. Of course, I will have to get new gear > before I send out my old gear, so I can have continuity of my favorite > hobby. > > By the way, if you have any of Sony A7 series cameras that is in > really good state that you would want to replace with Pentax K-1, I > would gladly buy it from you. > > Alas. > > -- > Boris
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