DA 12-24 is from 2006 AFAICT 2007/1/17, jtainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > It's just occurred to me that I can't recall a time in which Pentax has > released so many major products in such a short time. We've had 3 new > DSLR's, an in-camera image stabilization system, the AF540FGZ flash, > the 21mm and 70mm Ltd lenses (was the 40mm within the past year, too?) > and several other lenses. > > Anyone been keeping track? > > (And is anyone still looking forward to the supersonic focusing lenses > soon to come?<g>) > > ----- > > Yes, it has been an extraordinary rate of new product introductions. And > Pentax has opened a new lens manufacturing facility on top of all else. Two > or three years ago I was worried that the switchover to digital lenses would > take as long as Pentax's switch to autofocus lenses. That took 13 years. This > time the switch is going unbelieveably quickly. > > I've had my DA 40 for about 21 months. But the DA 10-17, DA 21, and DA 70 all > appeared on the market in 2006. (The DA 10-17 may have been released in > December 2005, but you couldn't buy one until early 2006.) Were there other > lenses introduced last year? > > I'm looking forward to the DA* 16-50 F2.8 for fast, superior optics and > weather sealing. In-lens focusing isn't something I care about one way or the > other. But it is going to be interesting to see whether the DA* lenses retain > the old autofocus drive shaft. > > More on the way in 2007. Too bad my bank account is tapped out from the > previous products. And my accountant says I'm going to owe some taxes. > > Joe > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >
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