There's no way to do that, AFAIK. If your body supports SDM, and the chip in the lens says this lens has SDM, then that's how the body will attempt to focus the lens.
On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 04:20:00PM +0000, drd1...@gmail.com wrote: > OK, but I assume you can force it back to the screw drive. > -----Original Message----- > From: eckinator <eckina...@gmail.com> > Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net > Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2010 16:51:15 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List<pdml@pdml.net> > Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > Subject: Re: HSM -- Restart? > > the 16-50 has screw drive alright but when SDM dies it won't default > back to screw drive on a body that supports SDM. > > pentax says they're aware that people are complaining but defect > ratios do not differ significantly from other product lines. assuming > that is true it doesn't make things better for those affected but > speaks volume about the i'net as a negative multiplier > > cheers > ecke > > 2010/11/26 <drd1...@gmail.com>: > > I have to admit this is not encouraging me to invest in a new Pentax zoom. > > That's a. Lot of $$$ for a lens that can just stop AFing. IIRC it has no > > screw drive, correct? > > -----Original Message----- > > From: P N Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> > > Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net > > Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2010 10:38:03 > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List<pdml@pdml.net> > > Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > > Subject: Re: HSM ?-- Restart? > > > > HI Morris, > > Make sure your manual/automatic switch isn't set wrong or in between the > > marks. If that's not it, focus manually a few times and see if the HSM > > comes back. > > Paul > > > > On Nov 26, 2010, at 9:55 AM, Morris Galloway wrote: > > > >> Is there a 'kink' or 'trick' to getting the HSM to work again once it has > >> failed... other than a trip to C.R.I.S.? > >> > >> The Patient is a 16-50 DA*. > >> > >> -- > >> 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. > > > > > > -- > > 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. > > -- > > 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. > > > > -- > 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. > -- > 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. -- 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.
