They all look alot like Nikon & Sigma lenses I've seen. Kenneth Waller
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: 3 New DA* USM lenses > They're now on Dpreview. Nothing new, although they say we can expect > weather seals. > http://www.dpreview.com/news/0609/06092102pentaxdastarlenses.asp > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "John Forbes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> The only reason for not releasing the lenses now is surely capacity. >> >> John >> >> On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 09:27:01 +0100, Toralf Lund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >> > John Francis wrote: >> >> On Wed, Sep 20, 2006 at 06:52:46PM -0700, Joseph Tainter wrote: >> >> >> >>> The sentence I found most interesting: >> >>> >> >>> These products are designed for exclusive use with >> >>> PENTAX K- and *istD-series digital SLR cameras. >> >>> >> >>> So they *do* intend to keep old-style focussing ability (the >> >>> so-called screwdriver drive) as well as SDM. >> >>> >> >>> ----- >> >>> >> >>> I hope you are right, John. But the statement could refer only to the >> >>> image circle. These are DA lenses. >> >>> >> >> >> >> Well, that's possible. But in that case I would have expected the >> >> wording to be more like "...designed for use with the Pentax K DSLRS >> >> and can also be used on the *istD-series bodies, with restrictions". >> >> >> > What I notice that they have cleverly avoided saying that the lenses >> > will feature a direct-drive motor. They just state that the mount will >> > have power contacts for one. Maybe they haven't even decided what the >> > focusing setup will look like? Perhaps they are testing a new setup, >> > but >> > are keeping the options of using screwdriver focus *only*, in case they >> > can't the new stuff to work out right by the time they need to release >> > the lenses? >> > >> > - Toralf >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ >> >> >> -- >> 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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
