No, what it needs is PowerZoom electrical contacts. It should work fine on MZ/Z serie and as a consequence, would NOT work on a K1000 (neither OS nor aperture selection problem).
On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 6:30 AM, Anthony Farr <[email protected]> wrote: > On 21 May 2010 11:56, Doug Franklin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Maybe my "google-fu" is lacking, but I can't find a prospective price. It's >> a lens that I'd like to have, like the Pentax FA 80-200 and DA 60-250, but >> I'm wondering if it's out of my price range. >> > > There's another press release here... > > http://www.photographybay.com/2010/05/15/sigma-120-400mm-f4-5-5-6-dg-os-hsm-for-the-sony-and-pentax-mounts/?awt_l=CE3oF&awt_m=1dNF0ELIGf62xu > > http://tinyurl.com/2eyy5a7 > > It has direct links to price checks at Amazon. $US899.00. > > Also mentioned is, "It is not possible to use AF and the stabilizer > function (OS) when attaching to film SLR, Pentax ist* series and K100D > DSLR cameras." So it apparently requires a SR capable camera, > although how it interacts with the cameras' systems is anyones' guess. > > regards, Anthony > > "Of what use is lens and light > to those who lack in mind and sight" > (Anon) > > -- > 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. > -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs ---------------------- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13" Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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.
