It (power zoom lens) is just using the power supply contacts that the new SSM lenses will make use of.
I don't think we'll see a return of power zoom. Cheers, Dave On 2/3/07, Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Having decided to do some test shots (to be posted later today), comparing > the image quality of the *ist D and the K10D, I drove to the seaside and put > my beloved (and now unfortunately disscontinued) SMC Pentax FA* 2.8/80-200mm > ED IF zoom lens on a tripod. > > After mounting the K10D body on the lens, I bagan sooming to an appropirate > focal length for a panorama series of the coastal line. > > That's when I heard the once so well known, but now almost forgotten, > spinning sound of a zoom-motor!!! > > What do you know - the K10D supports Power Zoom! I was pleasantly surprised. > I had absolutely NO idea. > I must admit that I always loved this feature, even though I can easily > manage without it. > > I wonder if Pentax is planning to introduce new power zoom lenses - or is > this just a service to those of us, who still own good old Pentax zoom > lenses from the Z-days, which I believe started 15 years ago with the > realease of the Z-1 (PZ-1)? > > > Regards > > Jens Bladt > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.21/665 - Release Date: 02/02/2007 > 23:39 > > > -- > 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
