What if you want an IS lens because you could use it on your *ist 35mm with no intention of ever getting an *ist-D.
Jim A. > From: Lawrence Kwan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 03:06:48 -0400 (EDT) > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: I don't want an IS-Lens from Pentax! > Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Resent-Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 03:06:59 -0400 > > On Sun, 17 Aug 2003, Rolf Brenner wrote: >> If Pentax don't make a Lens with IS the chance is big that the next >> ist-D have an IS-Chip like the Minolta A1 so all my Pentax-Lenses have >> IS ;-)! What do you think? > > I personally do not think this would work for APS sized CCD. Minolta > system uses a small CCD and it remains to be seen if it is as effective as > optical lens stabilization. Implementing this in an APS-sized CCD would > require much larger counter correction movement on the CCD, making it a > lot more expensive, complex and larger in size. > > > -- > --Lawrence Kwan--SMS Info Service/Ringtone Convertor--PGP:finger/www-- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence/ -Key ID:0x6D23F3C4-- >
