Hmm... That may not be so far fetched. As I noted in an old message the
lenses (31, 43, 77) are all 86 percent of more common focal lengths. If the
adapter had a magnification of 1.16x they would come out to 35, 50, and 90.
--Tom
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From: "Brian Walsh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "pentax-discuss-digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 12:38 AM
Subject: Pentax and Image Stabilization
> A year or so ago there was speculation related to the Limited lenses
> that went rather like this: The unusual focal lengths of the Limited
> lenses were chosen to allow use of an image stabilization system fitted
> between the lenses and the camera body; coincidentally the IS adapter
> would effectively increase focal length slightly (and thus magically
> convert the 77 to an 85, the 43 to a 50mm, etc.) The discussion included
> references to several Pentax patents on IS technology. Unfortunately,
> now that Ed Mathews has revealed that the Limited lenses were designed
> for a rangefinder that never made it to production, that IS adapter's
> not even mythical any more.
>
> Nevertheless, IS (or VR) seems both well-proven and worth the expense in
> some situations. Next time one of you has an MZ-S in your hands, I'd be
> pleased if you could look longingly at it while you mutter to the rep,
> "I'd bet you'd sell a ton of these if you had IS. . . " The rep's reply
> would mean much more to me than knowing the exact uses of each button on
> a camera that I probably won't buy--but might buy if it, unlike the
> cameras I already have, had one little button that enabled an IS adapter
> that sounds too good to be true.
>
> Brian Walsh
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