On 4 Oct 2005 at 9:18, Toralf Lund wrote: > USM is just a *name*. Complaining that Pentax doesn't have it is just > silly. I think I'll quote Tom, here
If you are all conversant with the Canon USM and Pentax body driven focus technologies then you'd know quite simply it's not just another way to do what Pentax does. Frankly there's nothing particularly smart or appealing about driving lens focus from a motor in the camera body. Their technology is cumbersome and dated and isn't noteworthy enough to be able to support a technology label as a marketing tool or otherwise. If Pentax had some fast, quiet and efficient AF system with a similarly silly name to USM there would be something to compare. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
