Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Sep 13, 2006, at 5:27 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > >>> Look at this official pentax page, http://www.pentaxslr.com/bodies/ >>> k10 and you'll find these words: "Power zoom function not available" >>> >>> Now scroll down to the bottom of the same page and download the >>> official PDF promotional document >>> (http://www.pentaxslr.com/pdf/K10D_Specs.pdf) and open it. There >>> you'll read this: "Power zoom function - Available" >> On the DP Review Pentax forum "JohnCPentax", from Golden, Colorado, >> says the power zoom *is* functional with Power Zoom lenses, but that >> the special Power Zoom functions like image tracking, etc. are not. > > Amusing but, honestly, I have never found power zoom and all that > business to be of any use at all. I've had several fixed-lens cameras > that had it and it was always in my way, I turned off all tracking > and wish I'd been able to turn off power zoom functions. I much > prefer a zoom control that operates precisely, manually, when I want > to use a zoom lens.
Same here. I've never used Power Zoom ever. I think they just enabled it since the power contacts were present for USM lenses anyway. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
