My guess would be that the new lens will have in-lens electronic aperture control, rather than a mechanical actuator. The body will presumably still work with (at least some of) the current lenses.
As for the other points raised: the reason I'm not going is because the idea of a week of 12-hour days spent watching figure skating is just not one that interests me, not because my camera is the wrong size. And I know from previous experience from photographing events in a large arena that I would want the 60-250; that's not 6" long. While I could get the K-5, the 1.7xAF adapter and my old 135/f2.8 into the venue, there would be no way to get the 60-250 in. All bags and pockets are likely to be searched. I suppose I could have borrowed back the A* 200 I sold to Larry, had I been going; that's under the 6" limit, and a very nice piece of glass to boot. But there's no way my wife would want to carry that kit around all day. And in any case the E-PL1 is a pretty nice camera; I'm sure it will be more than up to the task of getting some souvenir images. On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 11:11:30AM -0500, Steven Desjardins wrote: > Larry, this is what makes me wonder about the flange distance. The > new 40 could be a modified design, and the old DA might require an > adapter. Nothing definitive here, but this kind of speculation is why > we all so enjoy rumors. > > On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 12:37 AM, Larry Colen, [email protected] (From > Droid) <[email protected]> wrote: > > Also, why a new 40/2.8 when the da40 is so awesome unless it's a new mount? > > > > Bipin Gupta <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>Hello John, surely you have lenses (6) inches or smaller, being a > >>seasoned Pentaxian. Why can't you go in to this event with the K-5 > >>Body and lens(es) in separate bags. I have done this many times - body > >>in my coat pocket and lens(es) in a carry on bag. Surely the K-5 is a > >>mighty midget compared to many other cameras. Give it a try old chap. > >>Regards. Bipin. > >> > >>As for the Pentax EVIL rumour, why would one buy a K-5 like speced > >>camera when the K-5 is pretty small itself. See no fun in using an > >>electronic viewfinder, if it has one. Lenses and compatibility w/o an > >>AF adapter still remains a big mystery, even though the rumour says > >>K-mount. > >> > >>-- > >>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. > > > > -- > > Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > -- > Steve Desjardins > > -- > 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.
