i sure hope i have better luck with the lens than you've had. it didn't cost much so, fingers crossed, i think it's a bargain on the whole...
On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 15:20:38 -0400 "P. J. Alling" <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've owned three of them, the biggest problem is they are getting > old, first sold with the SF series bodies, (1984ish), first > "successful" Pentax auto focus system. > > There are a number of points of failure that become more likely as > the lens ages. \ > > The problem is that the replacement parts are all from donor lenses > which have the same wear. > > Don't get me wrong I love the lens, but of the three I own, one is in > pieces for parts to repair the second which is now jammed, which I > didn't try to get repaired because I was able to buy the third, for > less than the cost of the repair and shipping. > > > On 10/2/2018 10:42 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > i've just got myself an F 70-210 f4-5.6, though it'd actually be two > > weeks before i get my hands on it. the reviews of the lens on the PF > > were pretty good and i was curious about the images taken with the > > lens. so i went to PPG to have a look. most of the images for that > > lens in PPG seems to have been taken by Ken Waller. indeed, the > > first 15 images or so were his. superb stuff. recognised a few > > other names from the list too. > > > > i am glad i bought this lens though it doesn't necessary follow that > > the images i make will be half as good. i was planning to take the > > DA 55-300 on my trek in the himalayas next month but wondering if i > > should take this lens instead (coupled with the sigma 17-50/2.8). > > > > here is the PPG link for this lens if anyone else is interested: > > > > https://pentaxphotogallery.com/photos/gallery/query?camera=&lens=930 -- 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.
