Good point, Adam, the DA*'s are fast lenses. Also, I'm comparing the relative speeds of the FA series to the DA* 16-50, not regular DA's to the DA* so the difference to me, at first anyway, seemed marked.
-Brendan --- Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd expect the DA*'s to focus faster than slower > lenses like the > 16-45, due to the brighter max aperture > > -Adam > > On 1/27/08, Brendan MacRae > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yeah, that's true, but all the same I notice a > > difference. It may be so slight that Pentax > doesn't > > bother touting it. > > > > -Brendan > > --- Jaume Lahuerta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I am afraid that even Pentax acknowledges that > there > > > is no improvement in focus speed with the SDM > > > lenses. They are just quieter. > > > Note that their product description doesn't even > > > talk about speed: "advanced SDM system that > ensures > > > smooth, quiet autofocusing operation using the > > > supersonic motor installed in the lens body" > > > > > > Regards, > > > Jaume > > > > > > ----- Mensaje original ---- > > > > De: Brendan MacRae > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > > > > Enviado: lunes, 28 de enero, 2008 0:24:40 > > > > Asunto: Re: k10d vs nikon d80 handling > > > > > > > > Gaurav, > > > > > > > > Were you using a K10D with the new SDM lenses? > > > They > > > > focus pretty quickly and are very quiet > because > > > the > > > > focus motor is in the lens. Other DA lenses > will > > > focus > > > > a bit more slowly and be louder. > > > > > > > > My buddy shoots Canon and says that his 40D > (with > > > 9 > > > > autofocus sensors to the K10D's 11) focuses > very > > > > quickly. But this camera also does 6.5 fps and > is > > > $500 > > > > more for the same MP's. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Brendan > > > > > > > > --- Gaurav Aggarwal wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > I am hoping to buy my first Digital SLR and > > > spent a > > > > > few minutes in a > > > > > store before my wife dragged me out :-) I > use a > > > > > Pentax ZX-M with two > > > > > PKA zoom lenses right now (35-105 f/3.5 and > > > 70-200 > > > > > f/4). > > > > > > > > > > I thought that I liked the feel of Pentax > K10D > > > but > > > > > then when I tried > > > > > Nikon D80 it sort of felt lot better. Was > this > > > > > because I spent too > > > > > little time inside the store and not outside > > > etc.? I > > > > > don't know. The > > > > > focussing on Pentax with the 18-55 seemed to > > > hunt > > > > > compared to the > > > > > Nikon that had 18-70. > > > > > > > > > > Has anyone had direct exposure to Canon and > > > Nikon > > > > > besides Pentax. I > > > > > searched the archive and read a few emails > on > > > this > > > > > topic but wanted to > > > > > ask all over again. Sorry about this. My > concern > > > is > > > > > that Pentax > > > > > autofocus may seem to hunt more and be less > > > > > accurate. The salesman and > > > > > couple of other customers in the store all > > > suggested > > > > > that Nikon is way > > > > > better than Pentax. > > > > > > > > > > Gaurav > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________ > > > > ____ > > > > Never miss a thing. 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