Are you really worried about the focussing ring moving, or just about the front element of the lens rotating (which can be a problem if you are using a polarizer)?
Lenses marked as "IF" (internal focus) don't rotate the front element. This includes several lenses not in your list: smc PENTAX-F 135mm F2.8 [IF] smc PENTAX-F* 250-600mm F5.6 ED[IF] smc PENTAX-F* 300mm F4.5 ED[IF] smc PENTAX-F* 600mm F4 ED[IF] smc PENTAX-FA* 24mm F2 AL[IF] smc PENTAX-FA 24-90mm F3.5-4.5 AL[IF] smc PENTAX-FA 28-105mm F4-5.6 [IF] smc PENTAX-FA 28-105mm F3.2-4.5 AL[IF] smc PENTAX-FA 28-200mm F3.8-5.6 AL[IF] smc PENTAX-FA* 80-200mm F2.8 ED[IF] smc PENTAX-FA* 85mm F1.4 [IF] smc PENTAX-FA 135mm F2.8 [IF] smc PENTAX-FA* 200mmF2.8 ED[IF] smc PENTAX-FA* MACRO 200mm F4 ED[IF] smc PENTAX-FA* 250-600mm F5.6 ED[IF] smc PENTAX-FA* 300mm F4.5 ED[IF] smc PENTAX-FA* 300mm F2.8 ED[IF] smc PENTAX-FA* 400mm F5.6 ED[IF] smc PENTAX-FA* 600mm F4 ED[IF] smc PENTAX-DA 10-17mm F3.5-4.5 ED [IF] smc PENTAX-DA 12-24mm F4 ED AL[IF] smc PENTAX-DA 14mm F2.8 ED[IF] On Wed, Feb 07, 2007 at 12:56:56AM +0100, Thibouille wrote: > I dunno why most of the time nobody ever mention this but the DA14, > with DFA50/100 are AFAIK the ONLY pentax lenses which focus WITHOUt > ever makiing the focussing ring turn. IMO this is VERY useful. > > Sorry for yelling but I thougt it was important. > > 2007/2/6, Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > > > > > > > http://homepage.mac.com/godders/lenshood-lineup-1784.jpg > > > > What I find interesting is the size of the focus rings. The DA14 being > > such a big lens appears to have a really nice manual focus ring, the > > others look horrible. How is manual focus feel on these? I hated the > > teeny focus ring and focus feel of the FA28-70/4 > > > > > > -- > > > > Christian > > http://photography.skofteland.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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
