>Sigma and dpreview are to report to the detention room at 3.10pm this > coming Thursday
lol, thanks for the info, so now we know it's built into the lens exclusively and only relies on the camera for power. Just need to find some money now! John ________________________________________ From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Anthony Farr [farranth...@gmail.com] Sent: 22 May 2010 11:42 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Sigma OS available for Pentax! [Scanned] [Spam score:8%] The saga continues..... When I followed "The Sigma Corporation" link from the press release on dpreview's page, it took me to Sigma's North American site, where the information is clearly obsolete. When I followed the link to Sigma from the Australian importer, it took me to the English language page of the parent company's website in Japan, where the up-to-date information tells us, "The lens is equipped with Sigma's own unique OS (Optical Stabilizer) function. This function uses two sensors inside the lens to detect vertical and horizontal movement of the camera and works by moving an optical image stabilizer lens group to effectively compensate for camera shake. It offers the use of shutter speeds approximately 4 stops slower. Mode 1 is ideal for general photography, and Mode 2 is effective on moving subjects such as motor sports etc. *For Pentax and Sony mounts, it is not possible to use the AF and the built-in OS function of this lens when attaching it to film SLR cameras as well as Pentax *ist series and K100D. *When using the OS function of a lens with a camera which incorporates a stabilizer unit, please turn the camera’s stabilizer unit off. *For Nikon and Canon mounts, Optical Stabilizer (OS) function will not work with film SLR cameras except Nikon F6 and Canon EOS-1V." So, demerits to Sigma for screwing up the press release by not updating the relevent web page in what must be their biggest market. And demerits to dpreview for linking to the webpage of a regional importer, rather than the webpage of the parent company. Sigma and dpreview are to report to the detention room at 3.10pm this coming Thursday, regards, Anthony "Of what use is lens and light to those who lack in mind and sight" (Anon) -- 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. -- 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.