1. Why? Wide DA lenses are necessary IMO for *istD. Full frame cameras don't really need 16-45mm zooms. 2. Not really; you can use all the full-frame lenses on the *istD. And I guess that, in this case, you will need only wide angle DA lenses? 3. Why? because they finally can buy a Pentax DSLR with a "normal" (eq. 135) lens?
Alex Sarbu ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 2:15 PM Subject: Re: ist-D preview and DA 16-45mm F4 digital lens > Keith Whaley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Brendan wrote: > >> > >> DA lenses NO!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > >Why? > > 1 - It means a full-frame digital is probably not in the near future. > > 2 - It means two sets of lenses for those who shoot film *and* digital. > > 3 - It means more Pentax users switching to Canon. > > 4 - It probably means no wide angle zoom for film cameras (other than > the cheapo FA-J 18-35). Hope I'm wrong about this one but I don't see > Pentax having the R&D budget to do it given all the other stuff coming > out lately. > > -- > Mark Roberts > Photography and writing > www.robertstech.com > >
