I think that's what Pentax is calling them.
Tom C. >From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Two Weeks -- Have Patience! >Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2006 17:59:35 -0400 > >John Francis wrote: > > >On Fri, Sep 01, 2006 at 04:33:47PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: > >> David Savage wrote: > >> > >> >On 9/1/06, John Celio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> P.S.: I refuse to believe any of the USM-style focusing speculation. > >> > >> >I suspect you trying to start a disinformation campaign. > >> > >> No, he's right - there's no Pentax USM system in the works. > >> > >> Pentax calls theirs "Supersonic Motor-Driven" lenses. :) > > > >Don't you mean "Supersonic Motor Controlled" lenses ? > >That's not what Pentax is calling them as far as I know. (On the other >hand, I do know the designation "USM" has been used for them so it's >really anyone's guess as to what they're called by the time they reach >production.) > >-- >Mark Roberts Photography & Multimedia >www.robertstech.com >412-687-2835 > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

