Larry Cook wrote on 24.11.04 0:39: >> Thank you for your inquiry. At this time we are aware of no plans to >> develop Pentax (or Minolta) models of the 120-300mm F2.8 lens. Also, the >> 300mm F2.8 EX lens is being phased out of production. >> >> Sincerely >> > So if you had been thinking about the 300 f2.8 I would start to think > harder about it. > > I don't know if anyone cares but I just thought I would pass it along. Too bad. So options for high-end lenses for Pentax are getting narrower... Situtaion with 120-300/2.8 is exactly as I predicted a few years ago - this Sigma was planned since day "0" as ultrasonic motor-driven lens. If Pentax won't come with their own solution for this kind of AF drive, there will be more and more new Sigmas not available in Pentax mount (Canon, Nikon and even Minolta already have their USM solutions, used by Sigma to reverse engineer and to build their equivalents). It probably doesn't make sense for Sigma to build different mechanically (with screw-driven AF) version of the lens that will sell in very small quantities in Pentax mount.
-- Best Regards Sylwek
