The Pentax 110 was a curious system for Pentax to release. When I collected cameras, I picked up the camera and all of the lenses that went with it, including the big tele unit. Even got the transparent and beige colored models.
Jim A. > From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 12:18:08 -0600 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: M42 ultra-wide > Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Resent-Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 14:19:18 -0400 > > I'm coming to the conclusion that I can't find a really good reason to buy > an 'APS' sized lens, especially if one already has some regular 35mm lenses > that work perfectly fine on the *ist D. If Pentax were to release a FF > digital body that is affordable (or becomes affordable), then a wide-angle > APS prime would only be of real value on the body with an APS sized sensor. > > It seems to me that digital bodies and lenses would quickly become > disposable (throwaway/almost never used). I'd rather buy a 35mm lens than > invest in the smaller format lenses. > > In a couple of years I bet the *istD will be the equivalent of the Pentax > 110 SLR. > > > > Tom C. > > > > >> From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: RE: M42 ultra-wide >> Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 09:30:26 -0400 >> >> are there no APS format prime lenses with the KA mount >> wider than 20mm? It seems absurd to use a huge expensive lens like >> the 15mm SMCT/K/KA for APS sensor format. >> JCO >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 9:22 AM >> To: pentax list >> Subject: Re: M42 ultra-wide >> >> >> On 25/10/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>> Are the 15/3.5 SMC-Takumars actually >>> availible now and then? >> >> I've seen one in a long time and that was actually a K mount. They do >> exist apparently. >> >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> Cotty >> >> >> ___/\__ >> || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche >> ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com >> _____________________________ >> >> > >
