----- Original Message -----
From: "Kostas Kavoussanakis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 4:38 PM
Subject: Re: new AF system soon (when D2 arrives)?
On Thu, 12 Jan 2006, John Forbes wrote:
You're right. Like the FA* 80-200/2.8 ED [IF]. It's been done
before.
And it's a modern lens so why redo it? For the extra 30mm on the
wide end, maybe. How well did that sell and why will this sell?
The FA*80-200/2.8 was very heavy. It was 450 grams heavier than a
Sigma EX 70-200/2.8. Main reason for this was the PowerZoom thingy, I
think. I suspect Pentax will be able to do a much sleeker lens now
that the PowerZoom has been done away with.
One thing they could also do is to make it shorter on the long end,
like a 50-150 lens or something. :-)
Jostein
