Originally posted by steve500 Is the DAL range of lenses a common thing or is this totally new? Is pentax trying to rid of the Quick Shift functions ?
Is the DAL range of lenses dust/weather proof like the DA lenses ?
Don't own a K2000, but here goes:
DA L lenses do not feature Quick Shift focus to make the lenses cheaper and lighter. Pentax has no intent in eliminating this (frankly) ingenious mechanism, which even my dad admires (as an engineer).
DA lenses are not weather sealed; only DA* lenses. Thus, DA L lenses are not weather sealed either.