>From Pentax press release: Along with the *ist D, PENTAX announces an exciting wide angle lens for 35mm AF SLR cameras, the smc PENTAX-FA J Zoom 18-35mm F4-5.6 AL.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Iren & Henry Chu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 26 February 2003 15:19 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: The new wide angle zoom lens > > > Dear all, > > According to letsgodigital.nl, the new wide angle zoom lens > when mounting on > the D-SLR is a 28-54mm zoom. Translating to 135 format, it is only a > 18.7-36mm zoom, which is very similar to the existing FA20-35/4AL. > > Therefore, there are two possibilities for the new lens: it > is either an > ultra cheap FAJ plastic toy with variable aperture of around > f3.5-5.6, or it > is a luxury FA* f2.8 constant aperture lens. > > Just my guess only. > > Regards, > > Henry Chu > 26/2/2003 > 26/2 > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > >
