Wow, that 14mm is just what I've been waiting for (could have been a 13mm, though). Goodbye 16-45, the 14mm is what I want :-)
DagT > > Fra: "Dario Bonazza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Here is the official press release: > > > PENTAX to Unveil New Digital Developments at PMA > > PENTAX Corporation is proud to announce that it will exhibit two new digital > products currently under development - a wide-angle interchangeable lens for > use > with its digital SLR cameras and a compact digital still/movie camera - at > the > 2004 Photo Marketing Association's (PMA) Show, the largest photographic > merchandise exhibition in the U.S.A., to be held from February 12 to 15, > 2004, in > Las Vegas. > Designed for exclusive use with PENTAX digital SLR cameras such as the *ist > D, > the smc PENTAX-DA 14mm F2.8 ED [IF] is designed extremely compact, > measuring only 69mm (2.7") long and 83.5mm (3.3") in diameter. Featuring the > reliable PENTAX KAF lens mount and high-performance 12-element, 11-group > optics, it offers a focal length of 14mm (equivalent to 21.5mm in the 35mm > format), and a minimum focusing distance of 17cm (0.7"). Its innovative > Quick-Shift Focus system enables the user to instantly switch the focus mode > from > auto to manual with a slight twist of the focus ring. It also offers a > 77mm-size filter > thread for quick, effortless mounting and removal of a filter. > ....

