From: "Peifer, William [OCDUS]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > gfen wrote: [Snip] > > > Its a 35-70mm f2.8 zoom. What baffled me about it, though, was the > > giant battery pack looking lump hanging off the bottom of it.... [Snip] > > Hi "gfen", > > That lump is a focusing motor, not a battery pack. This is the autofocus > 35-70/2.8 which was specifically designed for the ME-F. I don't believe > these will autofocus on any other AF body.
Well, no denying that a focusing motor is there, but my "not a battery pack" takes batteries. Regards, Bob... -------------------- "Let us contemplate our forefathers, and posterity, and resolve to maintain the rights bequeathed to us from the former, for the sake of the latter. The necessity of the times, more than ever, calls for our utmost circumspection, deliberation, fortitude, and perseverance. Let us remember that 'if we suffer tamely a lawless attack upon our liberty, we encourage it, and involve others in our doom.' It is a very serious consideration that millions yet unborn may be the miserable sharers of the event." - Samuel Adams, 1771 - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .