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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
06-17-2016, 05:05 PM
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...or license the patent to someone else who wants or needs such a design. Or prevent someone from manufacturing such a lens. Or whatever. Swapping/sharing patents is a big deal these days. The fact that xxx has patent yyy does not mean that xxx is ever going to manufacture yyy.
Michael
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
06-01-2016, 02:08 PM
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Um no, we have not figured out anything. This is a patent application. The dimensions shown may or may not be pertinent to the patent. And the dimensions shown may or may not apply to any future lens by this manufacturer.
Michael
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
06-01-2016, 01:24 PM
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Amen. At least one person on this list "gets it".
Basically if someone wants big, get yourself a CaNikon.
Michael
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
06-01-2016, 09:51 AM
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Pentax has already delivered something similar for crop sensor: the DA* 20-40mm.
I don't see why they wouldn't continue the trend since it clearly has been successful and differentiates the brand.
FWIW: we still have no idea of cost, weight, size, or IQ -- so anything other than zoom range and constant aperture is purely speculation at this point.
Michael
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
06-01-2016, 07:59 AM
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seems to me they would likely be positioning this lens as a "three primes" replacement: 35mm, 50mm, and 80mm
In fact, I would be happy if it weren't a "zoom" at all but instead had three fixed, optimized positions only which you would click through rather than zoom through.
Michael
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