I bought mine from Godfrey a couple of years ago. So far (touches wood nervously) I have had no trouble with SDM. It and the 16-50 are my go-to lenses when I'm not hiking (they're too heavy for hillwalking!) and I won't have time for frequent lens changing.
Lovely lens for shooting concerts and rehearsals, for portraits and general low-light work, but it's like a bazooka after using primes, and can be a bit obtrusive: not really for street work or candids! If I need longer, I find that the 55-300 is fine for the little use it gets. I haven't been tempted by the 60-250 (yet). Paul On 11 May 2011, at 07:52, John Francis wrote: > On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 04:06:04PM +1000, Brian Walters wrote: >> G'day all >> >> My son is looking at this lens for his K20D. >> >> The reviews look good but I'm just wondering if anyone here has any >> experience with it. > > Sure do. > > I bought one (to complement my 16-50 on the K10D) just before the price > went up. Those two lenses (plus the K10D) are what I take with me for > almost anything (sometimes the E-PL1 wins out because of portability). > > Anecdotally, I think I've seen more problems reported with the SDM on > that lens than on any other, but my personal experience has been free > of any problems. > > When I do get round to picking up a 60-250, though, I suspect that the > 50-135 will see less use. Bujt until then I trust it will continue to > serve me well. > > -- > 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. Paul Dunderdale dund...@mcb.net pauldunderd...@mac.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/dunders/ -- 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.
