On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 4:27 PM, "Dario Bonazza" <dario.bona...@virgilio.it> wrote: > http://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/08/27/ricoh-introduces-weather-resistant-flash-units?utm_campaign=internal-link&utm_source=news-list&utm_medium=text&ref=title_0_1 > > http://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/08/27/ricoh-announces-hd-update-to-pentax-limited-primes-15mm-f4-21mm-f32-35mm-f28-macro-40mm-f28-70mm-f24?utm_campaign=internal-link&utm_source=news-list&utm_medium=text&ref=title_0_0 >
Interesting development. As an owner of the DA 21 and 35 Limited lenses, I am very curious to see how much of a difference the aperture blades and new coating make. I probably won't be upgrading my existing lenses, but it might impact which version of the other DA lenses I buy someday in the future. As for the flashes, there is one thing that concerns me: The new 540 II does not appear to support external power packs. The original 540's page on Ricoh's site for Pentax flashes lists the TR Power Pack 3 in the recycle times, but the 540 II doesn't mention that. Plus, there's no photos (yet) of the left side of either new flash, which is making me wonder if there's anything there at all. I realize there aren't many people who use external power packs, but I'd been planning on getting the TR Power Pack 3 the next time I shoot an event with my 540, and it would have been nice to have that option on future flashes. John -- 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.
