Actually, Mick, I'm somewhat doubtful myself. Pentax seems to time their patents so that they issue shortly after the product itself is available. Examples include their ornamental design patents for the 67II, ZX-7, etc.
For this patent in particular, I would guess that they actually built and tested something during the development of the cancelled digital MZ-?? and the not-cancelled MZ-S. If they had actually released the digital MZ-?? perhaps this patent would cover it. Maybe someday they'll actually produce a digital SLR and "tremble reduction" lenses. --Mark -----Mick wrote----- I should add that I'd love this to be right Mark, just that I am skeptical, however advanced the drawings look... wouldnt it be nice to have an MZ-S that did both digital and film? That is assuming it was a manageable size anyway. Regards, /\/\ick... - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
