Chris, while you're having to go through this, there is a thread on Pentax Forums (I cannot recall it off the top of my head, but it can be found) that explains how you could change firmware of your DA* 16-50 to focus by the screwdriver. This change is fully undoable so that what you have to part with this lens, you can revert it to its original state.
HTH. On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 9:49 AM, Chris Mitchell <chris.mitch...@which.net> 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 > 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. -- Boris -- 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.
