Pentax-M 50mm f1.7: 63mm x 31mm, 185 gr, manual focus Pentax DA 50mm f1.8: 63mm x 35.5mm, 122 gr, auto focus
Clearly Pentax engineering has gone to hell in a hand basket. On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 9:46 AM, Gonz <rgonzoma...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yeah really. Compactness seemed to have peaked with the M-series, > then it went downhill from there. > > > On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 9:15 AM, John <sesso...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> Or else Google translate just has a dirty mind. >> >> What I need explained is why new lenses are so much longer than the old >> ones of the same focal length? >> >> On 2/22/2017 10:06 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: >>> >>> Google translate offered this puzzler: >>> >>> "- K mount mounted, covering image circle of 35 milf size image sensor" >>> >>> Dare I suggest they are targeting shooters of middle aged women? >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 9:50 AM, Bill <anotherdrunken...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> http://news.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/rim_info/2017/20170222_014592.html >>>> >>>> It looks like the FA 50/1.4 is finally being retired. >>>> >>> >> >> -- >> Science - Questions we may never find answers for. >> Religion - Answers we must never question. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > -- Reduce your Government Footprint > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- “The Earth is Art, The Photographer is only a Witness ” ― Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Earth from Above -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
