On 05/02/2013 10:17 AM, George Sinos wrote:
On another topic, as much as everyone talks about FF cameras, I wonder
how many are thinking about the size of the lenses. I'm not thinking
of the old manual focus lenses that the residents of this list love so
much. I'm talking about lenses that will actually sell today and make
money for pentax. There is a pretty big size and weight penalty. I'm
not sure if Pentax has magic lens design skills unknown to N and C
designers, but I doubt it.
I would invite anyone who thinks FF is a good idea to handle a D4 with
the 17-55/2.8G lens. Combined weight is slightly under two kilos, or
just over four and a quarter pounds, and the combination is massive in
size. Holding it felt more like a Pentax 6x7 with the 135mm macro lens
mounted than a 35mm format camera for size and weight.
This is the future when Pentax goes the FF route.
bill
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