On Fri, 2002-09-27 at 12:23, Rob Brigham wrote: > Did Pentax even turn up?
Yes. > Could they just have > their new products hiding under the desk? Not anymore. I already bought all the samples they had. This leaves me with some excessive stock. Before putting the items on e-bay, I'll offer the PDML gang a chance to buy them. The most interesting item is the 61/1.9 limited lens. I have the silver, gold and black versions. I decided to keep the silver one for my ZX-L, so the gold and black can go. Cool design - they have a nice MF/AF lever. In AF setting, it engages the distance sensor (the metal strips) and the AF lens-to-camera coupling gear. In MF setting, it disengages the AF related internals and couples instead a dampening mechanism. very very smooth and quiet, feels like the M-series lens. They also come with individual data sheets (a la Zeiss), including MTF tests. The black sample is slightly sharper at f/8 in the image center. The gold sample has a flatter wide-open curve. Highest bid gets the lens. cheers, the caveman P.S. Stop drooling and calm down. It was a joke. ;-> P.P.S. Was it ?
