So you're saying the newly announced 50mm f/1.4 will NOT be
significantly larger than the FA 50mm f/1.4 lens?

On 2/22/2017 11:13 AM, Darren Addy wrote:
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.



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