I'd say that the replacement for K100 will get SSM and replacement of that one will be SSM-only. A potential K1000 could be SSM-only if Pentax comes with 18-55/50-200 updated with SSM (17-70 anyone?).
2007/2/11, K.Takeshita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On 2/11/07 11:31 AM, "P. J. Alling", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > That's one of the advantages of the in lens focusing > > motor. > > With the advent of SSM lenses, I am sure Pentax want to get rid of AF motor > from camera body which will give them more room to work with, and possibly > reduce required stiffness to cope with torque, and perhaps another major > (electronic) noise source. With so many legacy lenses, I doubt they can do > it, but there might be a new line of bodies in the future without AF motor, > much like Canon AND Nikon D40. > > There has been an undercurrent effort to eliminate mirror and prism etc, and > the legacy concept of SLR which every maker has been confined to and dragged > from 35mm SLR era might change dramatically sooner than we think :-). > > Ken > > > -- > 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
