Re: Oh, this is rich

2003-11-10 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Joseph Tainter" Subject: Oh, this is rich > Yesterday I tried my Tokina AT-X AF 400 f5.6 on the *ist D. Well, Pentax > Photo Browser identifies the lens as "smc Pentax-F 35-70mmF3.5-4.5" and > the focal length as 400 mm. Earth ca

Re: Oh, this is rich

2003-11-10 Thread Doug Brewer
On Monday, November 10, 2003, at 09:29 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote: Yesterday I tried my Tokina AT-X AF 400 f5.6 on the *ist D. Well, Pentax Photo Browser identifies the lens as "smc Pentax-F 35-70mmF3.5-4.5" and the focal length as 400 mm. Earth calling Pentax Joe How is it a Pentax problem

Re: Oh, this is rich

2003-11-11 Thread Dario Bonazza 2
So we now know where Tokina copied the lens code from. Dario - Original Message - From: "Joseph Tainter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pdml" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 3:29 AM Subject: Oh, this is rich > Yesterday I tried my To

Re: Oh, this is rich

2003-11-11 Thread Dario Bonazza 2
So we now know where Sigma copied the lens code from. Dario - Original Message - From: "Christian Skofteland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 4:17 AM Subject: Re: Oh, this is rich > I originally commented that it ide

Re: Oh, this is rich

2003-11-11 Thread Joseph Tainter
"How is it a Pentax problem if the Tokina doesn't show the correct info? "Pentax cameras are designed to work with Pentax lenses. Expecting them to identify every third-party lens mounted on them is ludicrous. "Does it make pictures with the Tokina? Does it expose properly? If so, enjoy it." I

Re: Oh, this is rich

2003-11-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Joseph Tainter" Subject: Re: Oh, this is rich > I don't expect Pentax to identify or support other lenses. It just seems > to me that the logical thing to do would be to write Photo Browser so > that it identifies the focal length