>I agree on it needing to be removable. Inquiring minds want to know why?
Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Three new Pentax DA star lenses: any knowledge? >I agree on it needing to be removable. The problem I have encountered > from time to time with longer lenses without a tripod mount is that > the times that I choose to use a tripod becomes much clumsier due to > the heavier lens with only the support at the base of the camera. It > is much harder for the lens to settle down. My K 200/2.5 is heavy > enough that using it on a tripod is problematic. I wish it had a > removable mount. > > -- > Best regards, > Bruce > > > Saturday, February 10, 2007, 8:06:56 AM, you wrote: > > JCOC> Doesnt sound that logical to me unless its removable. > JCOC> DA lenses are generally small and light (compared to 35mm) and I > really > JCOC> dont see > JCOC> why they would want to add weight to the lens all > JCOC> the time for that, especially in light of AS technologies. > JCOC> With regards to the NEED for the tripod mount, its > JCOC> not only the focal length or effective focal length > JCOC> that matters, its also whether the lens itself > JCOC> has too much weight and too far away center of > JCOC> gravity from the cameras tripod mount and this is > JCOC> still only a 250mm slow lens which would seem marginal > JCOC> to me for really needing a tripod mount in the first > JCOC> place. > > JCOC> jco > > JCOC> -----Original Message----- > JCOC> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > JCOC> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > JCOC> Sylwester Pietrzyk > JCOC> Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 10:54 AM > JCOC> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > JCOC> Subject: Re: Three new Pentax DA star lenses: any knowledge? > > > JCOC> On 2007-02-10, at 16:35, Adam Maas wrote: > >>> The 60-250 was always announced for summer '07. > JCOC> The 60-250 is rumoured to be delayed further because final version > JCOC> would get tripod mount (sounds ligical for these focal length - 375 > JCOC> mm equiv.) > > JCOC> Cheers, > JCOC> Sylwek > > JCOC> -- > JCOC> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > JCOC> [email protected] > JCOC> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > -- > 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
