Thibouille wrote: >An idea just attacked my brain (poor brain) which is the following: > >The current speculation is that the dual AF system won't necessarily >be present in next DA*, there's of course no commitment at all to this >Dual AF. > >Now, if Pentax wanna get rid of the screwdriver AF in those tele lens >(200/2.8 etc) and let only SDM system, would Pentax be wise to market >them as DFA*? It would be stupid and probably badly received. They'd >better lmarket them as DA* (the loss of "old" AF would be acceptable, >not that it is any good of course) and ley(s cut the aperture ring BTW, >saving costs.
The new telephoto lenses that were listed as "DFA" in the roadmap are probably still full-frame coverage but Pentax dropped the "DFA" designation because they don't have aperture rings like the D FA 50/2.8 macro and D FA 100/2.8 macro. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
