Just be careful with 3rd party lenses I have a sigma AF 24-70 zoom lens that works well on my MZ7 but won't work on any Pentax SLR camera built after the year 2000.
James -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter Sent: Monday, 25 May 2009 6:14 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pentax AF Lens + SF7 = DSLR Thanks all for the "speedy" replies Nice to see the old lenses can still be utilized, this is a definite bonus to now being able to set more aside for a "Body Only" Pentax deal. Just find that my current Olympus C-730 UltraZoom 10x Optical is "slow" to respond to zoom and focus (by today's standards) and it was purchased as more of a "crossover" functionality between a P&S snapper to some fine telephoto capabilities, and has served me well. Thanks Peter D (Adelaide) John Coyle wrote: > Peter, those lenses should work well, as others have already said. I have a > Tokina 400/5.6 MF lens which is very good on digital. The K7 has a built-in > focus assist light, and some of the Pentax flashes, such as the AF-330FTZ, > will throw a low-intensity red beam to ensure accurate focus. > > HTH > > > John in Brisbane > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Peter > Sent: Monday, 25 May 2009 2:47 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Pentax AF Lens + SF7 = DSLR > > Have a Pentax SF7 (film) camera with a SMC Pentax-F Zoom 35-70 f3.5 AF) > > (Also have a Tokina 70-210 f4.5 AF) > > Are these lenses usable on any Pentax Digital SLR's? I am currently > investigating at upgrading to Digital SLR. > > Am particularly interested in the new K-7 (still waiting for pricing in > Australia) or the K-m. > > The feature I liked most about my old SF7 was the "AF spotbeam" which > assisted with auto-focus using the flash in dark environments. Is this > feature currently available on any of Pentax's DSLR's or is this now > superceded? > > Thanks PeterD > > > > > -- > 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. > > > -- > 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. > > > -- 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. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.37/2130 - Release Date: 05/23/09 07:00:00 -- 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.
