New Pentax Supersonic Motor Lenses

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Three new Pentax DA star lenses

From DPReview:

Pentax has posted some very brief information about three new digital-only DA* (star) lenses which utilize built-in Supersonic motors for focusing and are likely to be environmentally sealed to match the recently announced K10D. The lenses are the DA* 16-50 mm F2.8 ED AL [IF], DA* 50-135 mm F2.8 ED [IF] and the DA* 60-250 mm F4 ED [IF]. On a digital SLR with a 1.5x FOV crop (such as the K10D) these lenses will provide an equivelant field-of-view of 24 - 75 mm, 75 - 202.5 mm and 90 - 375 mm. According to available information these lenses should be available in March 2007.

The 50-135mm (well, I'd prefer 45-135, and some have asked for 35-135) view on digital is something some of us have wanted for sports where we can get closer, i.e. basketball.* I think Sigma's made a lens in these lengths too.

[KAFman]

Well, no one have 35-135 in their line. Canon have the 35-350L but it's slow and very expensive.

New DA* 16-50 mm F2.8 ED is really cool. Hope it will cost no more than $1k.