> fra: "John Whittingham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Possibly, but I don't think so. > > "The new lenses features an image circle accommodating the image size (36mm > by 24mm) of 35mm-format SLR *film* cameras. As a result, they produces high- > quality images with edge-to-edge sharpness and free of vignetting, even when > mounted on conventional 35mm-format SLR cameras." > > I don't see any hint of full frame digital, they're just keeping people with > older equipment happy. It's great to see the aperture ring there on the lens > though - backwards compatible with any K mount body. That's a big market if > they manage to supply owners of film and digital.
Another thing is that from 50mm and up it doesn't cost much to make the image circle large enough to cover FF, so if they manage to sell a few more lenses to film cameras it is worth it. DagT
