On Jun 24, 2006, at 2:56 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote: >>> P.S. Complicating things, it is just possible that there is a DA 30 >>> F?? in the wings. >> >> Joe, you've mentioned this a couple of times. Where are you getting >> this rumor, or are you starting it? There is no such lens on the >> Pentax roadmap that they've published through 2006 and into 2007 >> so far. > > Godfrey, you are the first to ask. You are right: I have mentioned it > here and at dpreview several times. I have been surprised at the > lack of > interest. > > From Popular Photography's review of the DA 10-17: > > "Except for that front element, it resembles Pentax’s 30mm 'normal' DA > lens." > > Say what? DA 30 normal lens? Anyone seen this? > Perhaps the writer was confused about some other DA lens.
I'm sure he was. Pentax "normal DA" lens on a DS, DL, etc is the DA18-55 ... and it does look pretty similar to the DA10-17 other than for the front element : http://homepage.mac.com/godders/pentax-18_55vs10_17.jpg Where the "30mm" came from is likely just a mistake. It is, after all, Popular Photography ... They're not exactly known for the accuracy of their technical data or proofreading. ;-) Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
