M, I was trying the DA's - 60-250/4, 200/2.8, 15/4, 55/1.4 was a bit slower. This was all compared to my usual kit of limited FA lenses. Regards, Bob S.
On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Miserere<[email protected]> wrote: > Bob, > > When you say: > > "And the USM motors in the new lenses are a bit unnerving. > They are perfectly silent. The lens just pops into focus!" > > What lenses are you referring to? My experiences with the DA* 16-50 > and 50-135 are certainly not of "perfectly silent" and "popping > focus". I'm not putting them down, just saying they were neither > silent nor fast focusing. > > Cheers, > > > --M. > > > -- > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > http://www.EnticingTheLight.com > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > > 2009/5/31 Bob Sullivan <[email protected]>: >> John Carlson from Pentax HQ in Colorado was at GFM. >> He brought all the toys, 2 new K7's, the DA60-250, DA55, plus >> the DA15, DA35, DA200, DA300 and other lenses I'd seen before. >> The K7 is everything it is said to be. >> Smaller, faster, better than the K20D. >> Folks were impressed by the captured image quality, >> even with pre-production versions of the software. >> And the USM motors in the new lenses are a bit unnerving. >> They are perfectly silent. The lens just pops into focus! >> It was great to meet John and >> Thanks Pentax for sending him. >> Here's a picture of what we were drooling over. >> The K7's are right & left with Kirk or Really right stuff plates attached. >> http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/20090530#5341963588440524354 >> Gotta drive back to GFM now... >> Regards, Bob S >> >> -- >> 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.
