New 55, 60-250, and 17-70 Announced

That SDM converter - is not announced as a teleconverter with a crop factor. Any ideas why?

I actually thought until I read this thread that the converter was to give SDM to common AF lenses. I might be completely wrong on this.....

The DA* 30mm SDM will have a lot to live up to... it's set to replace the mythical 31mm Limited.

I expect it to be much smaller and lighter and also much cheaper. It will probably be almost as fast (F/2 at least). Since there is no way on earth they can improve the performance, I hope they can at least stay close.

It might just be the best lens Pentax has ever made (or will the 55mm F/1.4 steal that crown?).
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Flink

It might indeed. Only the 200 macros and the 77 and 85 1.4 are in the same league.

G

I would assume that this (these?) will be normal teleconverters with 1.4x and/or 2x multipliers, with the necessary power contacts to supply the SDM motors in the lenses.

I suppose they could produce the equivalent of the 1.7x AF convertor, if future bodies don't have an in-body AF motor? But the first option is the one I would go for.

Dan