I realize that, I meant in the canikon versions they produce. Is there SDM there or is that a Pentax only deal?
On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 9:19 AM, Boris Liberman <[email protected]> wrote: > Zos, Tokina does not produce these lenses in Pentax K-mount. > > On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 4:06 PM, Zos Xavius <[email protected]> wrote: >> Does the tokina variations of these lenses have SDM like the 50-135? >> If it were me I would just use the screw drive. SDM sucks anyways. I'd >> be thankful pentax put in a screw drive for backwards compatibility, I >> imagine they will get away from SDM entirely with new lenses. >> >> On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 7:42 AM, SV Hovland <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I have tested this on my own K-7 and DA*16-50. I wanted to find out if this >>> is a good solution for me and I did the test before the warranty went out. >>> I found it to be perfectly good. It focuses just as fast as SDM, but with >>> more noise of course. So I decided to not send my lens in and complain >>> about slow SDM after all. I could wait to complete break down and continue >>> with the "old" focusing instead. >>> >>> Regards >>> Stig Vidar Hovland >>> >>> ________________________________________ >>> Fra: PDML [[email protected]] på vegne av Boris Liberman >>> [[email protected]] >>> Sendt: 22. august 2013 09:09 >>> Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> Emne: Re: Giving up on Pentax (probably) >>> >>> Well, it was easier than I thought. >>> >>> Here is the link: >>> >>> http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-slr-lens-discussion/208353-how-deactivate-sdm-silent-autofocus-allow-screw-drive-autofocus-da-16-50mm-f-2-8-a.html >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 9:49 AM, Chris Mitchell >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Hi all >>>> >>>> The last straw has been that my DA* 16-50 has stopped auto-focussing >>>> again. The internal motor was replaced a couple of years ago (so out >>>> of warranty) and now it looks like there's another couple of hundred >>>> quid to be spent on it. And yes, I've cleaned all of the contacts and >>>> yes, my DA* 50-135 works OK on my only remaining K-7 body. >>>> >>>> So the decision's nearly made to sell off the K-7, DA* 16-50 (either >>>> repaired or as is), DA* 50-135, a lovely F*300 4.5 (the one with the >>>> tripod mount), an FA-135 2.8 (probably my favourite lens ever) and an >>>> FA-50 1.7. I'll put the proceeds towards a backup Fuji X body and get >>>> the excellent 55 - 200 zoom to cover the long end of the range and to >>>> sit alongside my growing collection of Fuji X primes. I'll keep a >>>> number of MF lenses so may still be able to appear in the PDML >>>> annual... >>>> >>>> Any guidance on how to price? Or if anyone's interested in making me >>>> any sensible offers, contact me off list and I'll get more details and >>>> photos arranged and we can sort out logistics. >>>> >>>> Yours sadly, Chris >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Boris >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> -- >> 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. > > > > -- > Boris > > -- > 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. -- 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.
