I guess it could also have lens based focusing rather than the screw drive.
On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 2:50 PM, John Francis <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. -- 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.
