Re: Yet more Pentax rumours (new lenses)

2007-02-04 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Sat, 3 Feb 2007, Thibouille wrote: Yes but we shall see what DA17-70 Pentax will offer us... /4-5.6? /4 ? /3.5-4.5 ? Mmm According to Richard Day, who has some connection with Pentax UK, at dpreview, it will be a DA 17-70mm IF-ED f/4 SDM (Pentax's USM). -- --Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Yet more Pentax rumours (new lenses)

2007-02-04 Thread John Celio
Yes but we shall see what DA17-70 Pentax will offer us... /4-5.6? /4 ? /3.5-4.5 ? Mmm According to Richard Day, who has some connection with Pentax UK, at dpreview, it will be a DA 17-70mm IF-ED f/4 SDM (Pentax's USM). That sort of makes sense. It'd be a natural step-up from the kit lens

Re: Yet more Pentax rumours (new lenses)

2007-02-04 Thread Thibouille
mmm stop that I have not enough money already ... ;) 2007/2/4, Lawrence Kwan [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Sat, 3 Feb 2007, Thibouille wrote: Yes but we shall see what DA17-70 Pentax will offer us... /4-5.6? /4 ? /3.5-4.5 ? Mmm According to Richard Day, who has some connection with Pentax UK, at

Re: Yet more Pentax rumours (new lenses)

2007-02-04 Thread Bruce Dayton
Well, that makes it a little more interesting. I'd like more of a 20-80 constant 3.5 type lens with high optical quality for my wedding work. -- Bruce Sunday, February 4, 2007, 1:32:29 AM, you wrote: LK On Sat, 3 Feb 2007, Thibouille wrote: Yes but we shall see what DA17-70 Pentax will

Re: Yet more Pentax rumours (new lenses)

2007-02-03 Thread Thibouille
Yes but we shall see what DA17-70 Pentax will offer us... /4-5.6? /4 ? /3.5-4.5 ? Mmm 2007/2/2, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED]: That list, but I recall some discussion from Photokina that indicated the lenses were due in 07 as Pentax was accellerating its lens introductions to make up for

Re: Yet more Pentax rumours (new lenses)

2007-02-03 Thread John Francis
I'd expect it to be similar to the 28-105 zooms offered previously; probably no faster than f5.6 at the long end. I see this lens as being part of a two-lens kit with the 70-300. Note that they are DA lenses, not DA*; the target demographic is probably price-driven. On Sat, Feb 03, 2007 at

Yet more Pentax rumours (new lenses)

2007-02-02 Thread John Francis
Apparently Pentax have released a 2007 lens roadmap that shows a DA 17-70 and a DA 70-300, and also 35 55 primes. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: Yet more Pentax rumours (new lenses)

2007-02-02 Thread Tim Øsleby
No John. It is an In and after 2007 lens roadmap. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Francis Sent: 2. februar 2007 19:00 To: Pentax List Subject: Yet more Pentax rumours (new lenses

Re: Yet more Pentax rumours (new lenses)

2007-02-02 Thread Adam Maas
Francis Sent: 2. februar 2007 19:00 To: Pentax List Subject: Yet more Pentax rumours (new lenses) Apparently Pentax have released a 2007 lens roadmap that shows a DA 17-70 and a DA 70-300, and also 35 55 primes. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman

RE: Yet more Pentax rumours (new lenses)

2007-02-02 Thread Tim Øsleby
Subject: Re: Yet more Pentax rumours (new lenses) Tim, Those lenses were listed for 2007. Nothing else is known. -Adam Tim Øsleby wrote: No John. It is an In and after 2007 lens roadmap. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Yet more Pentax rumours (new lenses)

2007-02-02 Thread Adam Maas
or another? Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Maas Sent: 2. februar 2007 20:01 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Yet more Pentax rumours (new lenses) Tim, Those lenses

Re: Yet more Pentax rumours (new lenses)

2007-02-02 Thread Joseph Tainter
That list, but I recall some discussion from Photokina that indicated the lenses were due in 07 as Pentax was accellerating its lens introductions to make up for discntnued FA lenses. -Adam Tim Øsleby wrote: I don't get this. This list http://www.digital.pentax.co.jp/en/lens/roadmap.pdf or

RE: Yet more Pentax rumours (new lenses)

2007-02-02 Thread Tim Øsleby
Subject: Re: Yet more Pentax rumours (new lenses) That list, but I recall some discussion from Photokina that indicated the lenses were due in 07 as Pentax was accellerating its lens introductions to make up for discntnued FA lenses. -Adam Tim Øsleby wrote: I don't get this. This list http