Pentax have patented IS lenses and a new K-mount to use them. Nobody knows (around here at least) if Pentax is going to market it or when. PMA is at the beginning of next month. It is expected news of the DSLR at that show.
P�l ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gregory L. Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 2:20 AM Subject: Rumor Mill > I took a break from the list, but curiosity draws me back. What news from > the rumor mill? > > Image Stabilization. I've spent some time with my brother's 500mm reflex > and 2x teleconverter and discover that 1000mm of telephoto can be very > difficult to hold steady. That image stablization thing Canon had is > starting to seem like a good idea. I understand from other rumors that > their patent has pretty much run out and other companies like Nikon are > working on image stabilized lenses. Can we expect the same from Pentax, > or from a company like Vivitar that will make compatible lenses? > > Digital SLR. It's February, didn't I read here that they were going to > make an announcement this month? > > -- > "A nice adaptation of conditions will make almost any hypothesis agree > with the phenomena. This will please the imagination but does not advance > our knowledge." -- J. Black, 1803. >
