Re: K10 and Sigma HSM

2007-01-04 Thread Thibouille
In the end they will because if they do they will be able to develop lens with only one AF system... lower costs -> they will do it IMO. 2007/1/4, Sylwester Pietrzyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Why should Sigma do it? They didn't do that for Minolta A mount, > althought Minolta (now Sony) SSM lenses ha

Re: K10 and Sigma HSM

2007-01-04 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Why should Sigma do it? They didn't do that for Minolta A mount, althought Minolta (now Sony) SSM lenses has existed for about ten years. On 04.01.2007, at 00:41 , Thibouille wrote: > * I really don't think Sigma will go that route. If they do SDM > lenses, they will be SDM-only. Cheers, Sylwe

RE: K10 and Sigma HSM

2007-01-03 Thread John Sessoms
> > From: > "Sandy Harris" The dpreview.com page on the Pentax K10D has this text: > Supersonic motors have been available in Canon and Nikon lenses > for a while but not yet to Pentax, the K10D is fully compatible > with upcoming Supersonic Direct-drive motor lenses, the first > of which are expe

Re: K10 and Sigma HSM

2007-01-03 Thread Thibouille
That's said we will have to check for a couple things: * Pentax DA* with SDM motors are *rumored* to be compatible with usual "screwdriver" drive. * I really don't think Sigma will go that route. If they do SDM lenses, they will be SDM-only. Weight the pros and cons and decide but of course this

Re: K10 and Sigma HSM

2007-01-03 Thread Dario Bonazza
03, 2007 8:22 PM Subject: K10 and Sigma HSM > The dpreview.com page on the Pentax K10D has this text: > >> Supersonic motors have been available in Canon and Nikon lenses >> for a while but not yet to Pentax, the K10D is fully compatible >> with upcoming Supersonic Direct-drive

Re: K10 and Sigma HSM

2007-01-03 Thread P. J. Alling
No, the spec. for Pentax's version didn't exist when the lenses were made, so the Pentax versions won't have an in lens motor. Newer ones will eventually appear, most likely. Sandy Harris wrote: > The dpreview.com page on the Pentax K10D has this text: > > >> Supersonic motors have been avai

Re: K10 and Sigma HSM

2007-01-03 Thread Adam Maas
Sandy Harris wrote: > The dpreview.com page on the Pentax K10D has this text: > >> Supersonic motors have been available in Canon and Nikon lenses >> for a while but not yet to Pentax, the K10D is fully compatible >> with upcoming Supersonic Direct-drive motor lenses, the first >> of which are exp

K10 and Sigma HSM

2007-01-03 Thread Sandy Harris
The dpreview.com page on the Pentax K10D has this text: > Supersonic motors have been available in Canon and Nikon lenses > for a while but not yet to Pentax, the K10D is fully compatible > with upcoming Supersonic Direct-drive motor lenses, the first > of which are expected to be announced around