Adam, Yes, it is possible. However, that doesn't change anything. What does this "2008 Hot One Award" mean? - That the lens is great (who knows what the production lens will be.. Besides, it would be award for the lenses of 2007, not 2008.) - That the lens will be in demand (Are they self-proclaimed prophets? And who cares it is in demand or not -- I think we care for the quality of it, not for the hype.. Well, I should probably speak for myself.) - That the lens will be sold hot and requires special handling upon purchase. (If you buy it with ground shipment, it will cool down ;-) )
In general, I am very sceptical about most of such awards, but issuing "2008" awards in early January of 2008 is profanation. (even more than selling "2009" model cars in spring of 2008.) Igor Fri Jan 11 13:56:11 EST 2008 Adam Maas wrote: It was originally announced last year and said magazine may have acquired a pre-release copy to test. -Adam On 1/11/08, Igor Roshchin <str at komkon.org> wrote: > > It has not been out yet, 2008 just started, but this lens > already has a seal of "Hot one winner 2008" from "Professional > photographer"... > (it tied with smc Pentax-DA* 50-135mm f/2.8 > http://www.ppmag.com/web-exclusives/2008/01/2008-hot-one-award-winners.html > ) > > A combination of these facts devalues the meaning of the "contest" > for me, and in some way, the magazine that publishes it. > > Igor > > > Fri Jan 11 12:24:42 EST 2008 > Patrick Genovese wrote: > > > The 70-200 f/2.8 from Tamron seems to materialising > > > > http://www.tamron.com/lenses/prod/70200_di.asp > > > > If it is as good as their 28-75 f/2.8 its going to be a very > > interesting piece of glass.. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
