> Also in an emergency, the midsection changes into opposing hinges that can be
> used as a universal joint in various front-wheel drive cars...
> Larry
> >
> >A Russian company, Zenitoptikpak, has just released a new zoom lens for
> >the more popular SLR's.
> >
> >The ZK-16-600 f/1.2 Apo SVCW Apo Macro
> >
> >Zoom range is 16 to 600mm all at a blistering fast f/1.2 with no
> >rotating front element. This is possibe due to advanced high
> >refraction/lo absorption glass developed for Cold War laser applications
> >(for which the Russians have always been highly advanced).
> >Weight of the lens is a reasonable 21 ounces with a fixed length of 9.5
> >inches.
> >AF is said to be crisp, fast and quiet due to the new subsonic variable
> >crest wave (SVCW) drive (a by product of military R&D in Russia during
> >the Cold War for an unspecified weapon system suspected to be part of
> >submarine propulsion systems)
> [snip]
>
> What?????
> No mention of a rectilinear/fisheye switch for use in the 16mm position of
> the zoom?
>
> According to the advance info leaked out about this lens, there is supposed
> to be a rotating ring near the mounting flange that can be turned about a
> quarter-turn with the zoom in the 16mm position. This would switch the
> lens from rectilinear to fisheye. In the fisheye position it locks the
> zoom ring. Before zooming out from 16mm position, the ring has to be
> rotated back to the rectilinear position. With the zoom ring in any
> position other than 16mm, the rectilinear/fisheye ring is locked in the
> rectilinear position.
>
> Darn! I was really counting on this feature . . . a unique ability to go
> fisheye with a super-wide zoom. Hopefully it was just left out of the
> rec.photo posting by accident!
>
> -- John
>
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