Originally posted by lithos No, the SDM contacts take the place of the old Power Zoom contacts. Power Zoom is truly a defunct feature, but aperture coupling isn't.
I don't know why they canned it. Probably to save weight.
No one is listening! This from pentaximaging.com:
Type/construction - Pentax KAF2 bayonet stainless steel mount;
Usable lenses - Pentax KAF2, KAF, and KA (K mount, 35mm screwmount, 645/67 med format useable w/ adapter and/or restrictions);
SDM function - YES;
Power zoom function - YES
Slightly unrelated - it also says this in the VIEWFINDER specs:
Type - Pentaprism;
Coverage (field of view) - 95%;
Magnification - 0.95x (w/ 50mm f/1.4 at infinity);
Standard focusing screen - Natural-Bright-Matte II;
Diopter adjustment - -2.5 to 1.5;
Depth of field preview - Optical diaphragm stop down,
Digital, Live View (FOV 100%, magnification 4x/8x available, grid pattern available)
And then again on the LCD:
Type - 2.7” TFT color LCD monitor, adjustable brightness/color,
Live View available (TTL by image sensor, 100% FOV); Resolution - Approx 230,000 dots Wide angle viewable: YES, approx 160 degrees horizontal/vertical
Looks like they got carried away by the rumours :]
That's a very bad error. None of the official websites seem to be 100% ready, they either don't have full specs for the camera or have samples and sections missing, as well as mixed up images from the 2 new bodies.
Last edited by ricardobeat; 01-24-2008 at 09:18 AM.