Just uploaded a photo to the gallery and it says shutter priority on the exif data. I shot in aperture priority. This now explains why I ask others who have posted shots, why they used shutter priority.

So who knows why>

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Well the deed is done. However, not for another 16-50 SDM. I've ordered the Sigma 17-50 f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM. Why not try it?
The OS is reported as excellent and once the 16-50 SDM is repaired I'll decide which is the better glass. Initially thought that the 1mm less FOV might be an issue but thats covered on another system.

This is my first Sigma buy since I bought my 70-200 EX back in 2005.

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Well I have just phoned CR Kennedy who have the lens. It has to go to Japan for quotation for repair. Now I don't mind paying for the repair but the fact that Pentax have no one in Australia that can do the job is no good to man nor beast.

This will take weeks and weeks.

Lessons learned:
1) Don't break the lens in the first place.
2) If broken, just buy a replacement if you need the lens to use now, not in a month or two.
3) Consider using equipment that has local support and service.

Well thats the rant over. Now need to place an order with B&H for a new 16-50 SDM.

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Just like getting TEL away from petrol, lead is out of solder. All good?

Well the benzene levels increased dramatically in lead free petrol and as far as the lead free solder goes...imagine the risk of your SDM motor going short circuit?

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As always, it's not a certainty but it just goes to show that there's never a free lunch.

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I used to love those temperatures. At the time,(back end of the 80's near the Urals) I had my trusty MX and 40mm pancake with me. Kept it in an inside pocket prior to each shot as I was mindful of the batteries and even brittle film!

Some great shots on Kodachrome. Landscape and scenery just blew me away.

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Seems that the forum has warmed up again.

Frustrations over K5 issues and laptops.

Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family.
Choose a big television; choose washing machines,
cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers.
Choose good health, low cholesterol and dental insurance.
Choose fixed-interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter
home. Choose your friends.
Choose leisurewear and matching luggage.
Choose a three-piece suite on hire purchase in a range of fabrics.
Choose DIY and wondering who you are on a Sunday morning.
Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing,
spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing junk food into your mouth.
Choose rotting away at the end of it all,
pishing your last in a miserable home,
nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, messed-up brats you have spawned to replace yourself.
Choose your future. Choose life.
But why would I want to do a thing like that?
I chose not to choose life: I chose something else. And the reasons? There are no reasons.
Who needs reasons when you've got a camera?

Yes. More choice and less delay.

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Its an excellent lens and that price ain't bad.

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That's a good enough reason. Hope you don't have to wait too long.

As an after thought, the Canikon versions are HSM. Had Pentax introduced SDM earlier, the Pentax fit version would be HSM so can't really blame Sigma for old technology as that technology was, at the time, used by Pentax.

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