Roland wrote: RM> I doubt that the FAJ 18-35 is going to be any worse than the RM> Cosina/Vivitar/Soligor AF 19-35.
Hopefully Pentax won't settle for that low. :oT RM> Pentax has promised new lenses, tailor made for the *ist D in fall. I don't RM> consider the FAJ 18-35 to be custom made for the *ist D, it's a budget RM> wide-angle lens for Pentax entry level bodies. The 18-35 has been announced together with starist d. It is the standard lens that Pentax will package with it. It is very likely that this lens is designed for starist d. RM> How do you now that? To my knowledge, the Sony CCD in the *ist D is a RM> tweaked version of the chip in the D100. It's tweaked by Pentax and it's RM> manufactured by Sony to Pentax requirements. It's not a chip that they have RM> taken from Sony's warehouse. It's a Pentax-special version. It's still Sony's product, Pentax has little to no control over it's price. Servus, Alin
