On Fri, 18 May 2018 10:19:35 -0400 Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote:
> I don’t think you have to worry about SDM problems with a new DA* > 300. The newer motors seem fine. Reports of failure are now rare. may be the newer ones don't have the problem but however lots of old ones are available in the used market at tempting prices...i am avoiding those... > > On May 18, 2018, at 10:09 AM, Subash Jeyan <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > i recently used for 4 days the FA* 300/4.5 of a friend and liked it > > quite a bit. i've been looking at buying (may be, perhaps) the FA* > > 400 and would love to hear perspectives/opinions of those who have > > used it: the IQ, how it handles, etc... > > > > the only source for them is of course Ebay, mostly from > > Korean/Japanese sellers. i am a little wary of buying the DA* 300 > > because of the SDM problems... > > > > i can buy the DFA 150-450 but it is prohibitively expensive here. > > for the price, i can buy a nikon d7200 and the nikkor > > 200-500/5.6...., which is another option... > > > > thanks for your inputs. appreciate them. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
