All DA have except 18-250. On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 12:00 AM, Joseph McAllister <pentax...@mac.com> wrote: > I probably shot a few test shots after it was unpacked, but I use the > DA*16-50 on a regular basis for indoor and lower light shots. > > I don't think any of the DA lenses that are shaft driven only have focus > override. I've tried on many occasions to do so, and it won't move until you > shift the camera body into manual, which retracts the drive shaft. > > The 17-70 seems to have focus over-ride, but if you move the collar very far > at all with the release button half way, the motor forces the image back > into focus, at least in center focus mode that I keep mine K20 in for > imaging dogs. > > > On Apr 13, 2009, at 09:37 , Nick Wright wrote: > >> You haven't used the 16-45 since you got it? >> >> On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 11:23 AM, Joseph McAllister <pentax...@mac.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> I misspoke on the 16-45. I meant the 16-50 (DA*). I don't think I've used >>> the 16-45 since I got it, so I know I'm dumb about it. >>> >>> On Apr 12, 2009, at 23:06 , Pawel Hottowy wrote: >>> >>>> I believe all the DAs have override. And I would be very happy to >>>> realize that my 16-45 is weather sealed, but I certainly doubt so. BTW >>>> the direct comparison of IQ between 16-45 and 17-70 would be great. >>> > > Joseph McAllister > Pentaxian > > http://gallery.me.com/jomac > http://web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. >
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