mike wilson wrote: >> From: "K.Takeshita" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: 2006/08/31 Thu PM 01:56:06 GMT >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2 >> >> On 8/31/06 9:39 AM, "Jostein Øksne", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>> Then came all the observations of powerzoom contacts present in K100D. >>> >> Was the subject on the power zoom feature? >> I thought people were talking about using these contacts for USM drive. >> > > Not for USM drive directly but power for the USM motor. There would have to > be some sensor/logic coupling, also, to achieve focus. So I would assume > more contacts in the bayonet. > Couldn't you still have the body detect everything and switch the motor on and off in exactly the same way it does today, only with power lines to a motor in the lens rather than in the body?
Or how about an in-lens power-assist for the old focus coupling? - T -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
