Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan
Just saw this on DPreview: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0408/04080801pentax_lenses.asp
Seems that they are taking the design of the DA 16-45 to some degree. The slick focus mechanism which allows focusing manually or auto without flipping a switch or pulling on the focus ring (FA* style) along with much lighter weight.
There used to be a few reasons why I preferred my Tamron 90/2.8 macro over the FA 100/2.8 - weight, size of focus ring, smoothness of manual focus. Seems that Pentax has made it so there is no reason to go for the Tamron anymore.
On top of that, these new lenses are full image circle and have aperture rings! This should be big news to all who are retaining older camera bodies or hoping for a full frame DSLR at some point.
-- Best regards, Bruce
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