On Aug 22, 2013, at 1:47 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 11:10:34AM -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> I'm not a full-time pro either. I'm a full-time writer, primarily a >> journalist, and that affords me a lot of opportunity for professional >> photography, so my equipment expenses are business expenses and well >> covered by photography revenue. But there were times when I worked as an >> advertising writer when I was strictly a hobbyist. I still had photography >> maintenance expenses, but I always counted them as part of the cost of the >> hobby. LIke you, I sometimes delayed repairs until cash flow was right. >> Spending money isn't fun, but it goes with the territory. Photography is an >> expensive hobby. > > Actually, I disagree. Spending money is usually fun, and almost always > prefaces fun. It's earning the money to spend that tends to be a lot > less fun.
Very true. Although these days I enjoy my work. > >> >> Paul >> On Aug 22, 2013, at 10:28 AM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Sadly this doesn't leave us "advanced amateurs" in a happy place. I >>> don't shoot as much as a fulltime pro, I don't have the cashflow of a >>> pro either, but unfortunately I have a pro's taste in gear. I have few >>> lenses, but what I've selected is Pentax' fastest current glass and >>> those are mostly SDM (except for a Ltd macro). >>> >>> So I don't always have the dough to fix blown SDM motors. I'm just >>> waiting for the right moment (and mindset) to get my twice-kaput >>> 50-135/2.8 repaired again. (Meanwhile my MF skillz are improving.) >>> >>> However, I've done my homework and I know I'll not do better >>> elsewhere, so I've made no plans to do a wholesale brand switch. >>> Pentax, for all its faults, is still at the intersection of >>> performance, function and budget for me. >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 9:56 AM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> I expect to spend a certain amount on maintenance of my equipment. I don't >>>> know any pro shooters who don't -- whether they shoot Canon, Nikon or >>>> something else. I think my equipment expenses have been reasonable, with >>>> the possible exception of flash unit failures. But I think flashes in >>>> general are more failure prone. >>>> >>>> Paul >>>> On Aug 22, 2013, at 9:48 AM, Boris Liberman <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'm with you, Paul, on this one. Pentax did not do as noble by not >>>>> admitting the problem, but it stands to reason that the technology was >>>>> being improved following consumer reports. I cannot tell from first >>>>> hand experience, but I wouldn't be surprised if nowadays all these >>>>> issues are hammered out and Pentax is merely suffering from bad >>>>> reputation that SDM technology managed to acquire. >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 4:41 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> On Aug 22, 2013, at 9:06 AM, 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. >>>>>> >>>>>> Pentax will not abandon SDM.. In lens focusing motors have become the >>>>>> industry standard. SDM is faster, more accurate and much quieter than >>>>>> screw drive. Pentax's initial attempt wasn't a perfect one. The motor >>>>>> could have been better. But I'm a heavy user who can't always take as >>>>>> good care of my equipment as I might wish, and I've had only one SDM >>>>>> motor failure on my three DA* lenses after at least 70,000 frames. >>>>>> >>>>>> Paul >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 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. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> -bmw >>> >>> -- >>> 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. > > -- > Larry Colen [email protected] http://red4est.com/lrc > > > -- > 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.
