I'd swear 10-17 wasolderthan 12-24... Well, go figure, I need both anyway LOL ... LBA again ;)
2007/1/17, Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > [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 > -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille ---------------------- *ist-D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
