Mark Erickson wrote:
> 
> Keith wrote:
> >Mark Erickson wrote:
> >>
> >> Keith,
> >>
> >> The FA* lenses have the following properties:
> >>
> >>  o) They are faster than non-FA* lenses.
> >
> >Speed of focusing?
> 
> Pentax autofocus works via a motor in the camera
> body.  Since there aren't equivalent (i.e., same
> focal length and aperture) non-FA* lenses, this question
> isn't really answerable.  As Bruce Dayton mentioned,
> the FA* lenses have a clutch system that disengages
> the manual-focus ring when you use autofocus.

Then why the statement "They are faster than non-FA* lenses?"

keith

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