Hi Dan, I'm sure that Pentax would have thought of that if indeed a DSLR were in the pipeline. Otherwise, there are some fine wide-angle zooms being produced by Sigma and Tokina that will do the job. For instance the 14mm, 17-35mm or even the new 15-30mm zooms. Plenty of wide angle range there for all who could need or want it. Cheers
Shaun Canning PhD Student Department of Archaeology School of European and Historical Studies La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic, 3086. Phone: 0414-967644 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Dan Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 24 September 2002 8:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: SMC Pentax F* Zoom 5,6/250-600 On Monday, September 23, 2002, at 05:33 PM, Shaun Canning wrote: > From: "Shaun Canning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon Sep 23, 2002 05:33:10 PM US/Central > > Why wouldn't you be able to use k-mount glass on a Pentax DSLR? If it > uses > the k-mount, the only change may be the increase in focal length > associated > with smaller than 35mm format sensor areas. (i.e. the 1.4x magnifying > effect). For many this would be great, as it would extend the range of > lenses for free. > > Shaun > It doesn't really extend the range so much as it shifts it. And, for those of us who like to be at the wide view of things, it moves us smack out into the middle. I hope, that if Pentax pursues that path, they concurrently issue a set of really nice wide angles that fill the traditional niches (15-16, 18-20, 24, 28, 31, 35, etc.) Dan Scott
