[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > DA 12-24 is from 2006 AFAICT >
Nope, I got mine at the end of 2005. rg > 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 >> > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
