There's confusion between two patent applications here. One is for an 18.5mm wide-angle.
One is for a zoom with about a 10x zoom ratio. Len confused everybody by replying to a post that mentioned the wide angle lens in the subject line, but talking about the zoom lens, not the wide-angle. > I don't have the URL anymore. Send it to me and I'll find it again, if I > can. > > Len > --- > * There's no place like 127.0.0.1 > > > > > > >From: "Jostein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: Pentax AF 18.5/2.8 for SLR > >Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 19:34:08 +0100 > > > >I missed the part saying it's a zoom. > >Do you have any chance to point me to the right paragraph? > > > >Jostein > >----------------------------- > >Pictures at: http://oksne.net > >----------------------------- > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Len Paris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 6:08 PM > >Subject: RE: Pentax AF 18.5/2.8 for SLR > > > > > > > A 10:1 zoom ratio. Would that likely be an Ltd lens? > > > > > > Len > > > * There's no place like 127.0.0.1 > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Jostein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 6:47 AM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Re: Pentax AF 18.5/2.8 for SLR > > > > > > > > > > > > Not being able to decipher patent language, my first guess is > > > > Another Limited? > > > > Jostein > > > > > > > > Quoting Alan Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HI > > > TOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=16&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d= > > > PG01&s1=%22ASAHI+KOGAKU+KOGYO+KABUSHIKI+KAISHA%22.AS.&OS=AN/"ASAHI+KOGAK > > > U+KOGYO+KABUSHIKI+KAISHA"&RS=AN/"ASAHI+KOGAKU+KOGYO+KABUSHIKI+KAISHA" > > > > > > > > Yours regards, > > > > Alan Chan > > > > http://www.pbase.com/wlachan > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* > > > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > > > > > http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcomm&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin > > > .msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Working moms: Find helpful tips here on managing kids, home, work — and > yourself. http://special.msn.com/msnbc/workingmom.armx >
