Adam Maas mykroft at mykroft.com Sat Sep 2 08:49:28 EST 2006

>> 400/4 with SSM would be neat. Can't see any good reason to make it
>> DFA, though. DA will make it smaller, cheaper and just as good.
>> 
>> 
>> Jostein
>> 

> Actually, the size constraints on a 400 are all in the glass diameter
> (for a given aperture), format is essentially irrelevant to this, at
> least until you start talking LF, so there's zero reason to make it a DA
> lens since it will be the same size anyways.

Exactly.  After certain size (say 200mm or so), there is no reason to make
it a DA.
Still some hope for FF wishers :-).

Cheers,

Ken


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