It's not a 'grab' you changed a patent into a definite release. Have you thought up a date yet?

This post wouldn't have been allowed on the US site unless it went in the Rumours section. Someone has already posted in that section and surprisingly for the US forum there isn't much interest in the lens.

http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/16-pentax-news-rumors/321386-d-fa-100-300mm-f...

It might have made sense if it had come out 6 years ago, but the world has moved on. Even the Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 is over 3 years old and is due to be released for Pentax shortly??????????

https://www.ephotozine.com/article/sigma-120-300mm-f-2-8-dg-os-hsm-s-lens-review...

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My original post was just simple advice to someone who might have made a mistake and not understand how his actions were unacceptable ..... Traceable proof should accompany any statements about any new products Pentax are about to release.

The OP then escalated things by saying other things like he should have indicated that he was deliberately being dishonest/misleading by putting a question mark after his made up nonsense.

I'm posting no more on this and taking a break from this forum.

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There were patents filed for many lenses that never went into production such as extra lenses for the K-01 and a 24mm f/2 for APS-C.

Or these patents for 16mm, 60mm Macro, 23mm, 19mm originally from 2012 Mentioned in the 24mm post.
http://egami.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2014-02-14

I'm only referring to the lens not the K-70 which should eventually be released.

Even posters in the know such as the one on DPR who posted about the K-1 having a new 43MB? (40+ anyway not sure if it was 43 or not) sensor get it wrong now and then, although he is usually correct.

Putting a ? after a misleading statement is illegal in the UK. See large signs put up and later taken down (under order) for being misleading by Everyone's favourite supermarket?

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Why would they want a 100-300mm lens when everybody else moved on from that. You can buy them and a camera to fit on ebay quite cheaply.

The patent is originally from at least 2014 and the lens may have been designed years before that.

What I'm objecting to is that you have made up your own rumour that it is going to be released No doubt the rumour sites will pick that up from this site and quote it as fact when it's just nonsense.

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Just because you visit a rumours site doesn't give you the right to make stuff up i.e. the title of this thread

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Hope you get back to your normal routines very quickly. My brother had the same misfortune last year, he seems to be a lot healthier now.

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All IF lenses focus by changing the focal length. The DA 200mm is probably about 167mm at it's closest focus distance of 1200mm.

Should be around 200mm at infinity, but they are rarely that exact.

The Sigma looks a lot smaller about 83% of the size of the 200mm so it could be about 140mm at 1200mm...... a bit more at 2740mm (9 feet).

That's focus breathing.

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That's an amazing transformation
Absolutely no need to use that lens now

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Oh! Dear! the SKY is falling down!

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It won't effect Pentax they hardly have any sellers never mind re-sellers

Amazon and Ebay both need to put their houses in order. They both had/have Windows DVD's that MS don't allow on the retail market and don't get me started on fake SD Cards

They also need to stop using wording like "by Pentax" when the item isn't being sold by Pentax but by a shady/non-shady dealer.