K.Takeshita wrote: > On 1/02/07 10:46 AM, "Bronek Kozicki", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I'm not saying "never", but currently Pentax seems to be heading in different >> direction. We will see. As for now, I'm buying both FA and DA lenses, >> depending >> on my immediate needs. > > It is well known that Canon's lens line up is not particularly "digital > ready" except their EF-S line which is APS-C compatible (smaller image > circle). > Pentax went through a pain of having to scrap almost entire lens line and > now starting from scratch to make all their lenses digital compatible. > They are pretty well covering WA range and will slowly move into longer FL, > then we might see more DFA lines. When FF ever becomes popular, they can > always offer FF WA. > I am not sure about this myself but pentax is the only brand which is > offering excellent primes in their digital ready lenses while everyone else > (DX or EF-S) are all zooms (perhaps Sonyα is offering a couple of ultra > expensive CZ lenses?). > This tells Pentax is more serious in lining up digital ready lenses than > anyone else, satisfying users' needs. > > Ken > >
Canon pretty much expects that anyone who will want primes is going to be shooting FF. Which, given the cost of their high-end primes, is a pretty good bet. EF-S for Canon is primarily a consumer solution and they're never going to introduce a large number of EF-S lenses. It took them long enough to realize that a pro-grade EF-S normal zoom for the 30D would be a good idea (the 17-55 f2.8 IS). Canon has been steadily upgrading their lens line for better performance on digital, but they're essentially committed to FF. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
