When a company issues a PDF on their website with the name "lens roadmap", it's hardly a rumor anymore. It is also a document of commitment, so questioning whether these lenses will be realised is quite futile, imho.
What remains to be seen is whether the new zooms will feature in-lens focus motors. Jostein On 9/7/06, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How is it "know?" Everything I've read here seems to be rumor or > speculation, although supported by reasonable arguments in its favor. Is > there perhaps something I've missed that makes this comment a truth rather > than rumor/speculation? > > I've seen pics of the 16-50/2.8, but nothing that says Pentax will be > _definitely_ be using it, although it seems like a good idea and the lens > certainly interests me. What are your "sources?" > > Shel > > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Mark Roberts > > > There's no link to be had. The information isn't officially available > > yet, though some people have seen the planned development path. > > > > It *is* known that "The K10D is designed to be compatible with > > supersonic motor-driven autofocus lenses (currently under > > development), which are expected to provide smoother, quieter > > autofocus operation than conventional lenses." > > > > Sources point to a 16-50/2.8 and a 50-135/2.8 as being the first to > > appear. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
