> PowerZoom seems to be voted out of the equation all together, despite > the reports of re-introducing the contacts to the mount. Personally, I > believe that Pentax could reuse the contacts for delivering power to > an USM lens, and use the lens recognition software to discern between > USM and PZ lenses. The threshold for re-introducing PZ functionality > in the K10D would be a very small one.
I predict that PZ contacts will be re-introduced, and there will be a USM in the lens. But it will be neither for zoom, nor focus. Instead, Pentax will re-introduce the aperture ring (sans 'A' setting), and use the in-lens motor to turn it automatically for body-controlled modes :) Love, Light and Peace, - Peter Loveday -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
