On Thu, Oct 07, 2010 at 03:24:12AM +0200, eckinator wrote: > 2010/10/6 John Celio <n...@neovenator.com>: > > > > I think what Pentax needs to do now is put some sort of notice flyer in > > the box with their SDM lenses. ?It would say that prolonged non-use > > depletes the lens' stored charge, and to do what the service manager > > described above if the lens' drive won't respond. ?They should also send > > this flyer to all registered SDM lens owners. ?Some people would be glad > > to know this info, I'm sure, even though it might create some minor bad > > PR for Pentax for a short time. > > It wasn't marked as off record. I think we're free to suggest that to them. > Ecke
It still sounds like snake oil to me. If the camera body is capable of delivering enough current to move a fairly heavy mechanical assembly fast enough to auto-focus, it should be able to charge up any purely electronic circuitry in milliseconds, not in minutes. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
