Thanks Godfrey and Thibouille... The lens is attractive but expensive for my standards...and I still don't feel confident enough to make such an investment in a reduced circle lens (at least until Pentax states that they would never go the full frame route in the near future). Still, I bought the 50-200 and the kit lens, but they together are cheaper than the 70.
Well, I still haven't read anywhere that the lens vignettes so...there is still some hope ;-) Regards, Jaume ----- Mensaje original ---- De: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> Enviado: martes, 16 de enero, 2007 23:53:28 Asunto: Re: Pentax DA70 lens has arrived ... I don't own any Pentax K mount film cameras so cannot check coverage. If I had a Pentax film SLR camera, I would have kept the FA77. The DA40 Limited is very similar in design to the old M40/2.8, it's design and coatings have been 'tuned' for the digital SLR bodies' 16x24 format, so I doubt it vignettes on the 24x36 mm format. The DA70/2.4 Limited, on the other hand, is a completely new design for the 16x24 format, like the DA21/3.2 Limited. How they perform on 24x36 film is irrelevant to their design requirements ... G On Jan 16, 2007, at 2:36 PM, Thibouille wrote: > Indeed as it is beleived to be the same "old" design as the original > M-serie Pancake which covers 35mm. > > Don't hold your breath, thoough ... > > 2007/1/16, Jaume Lahuerta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Do you have a film camera available to check if you can see any >> vignetting? (at least in the viewfinder). >> I've heard that the DA40 doesn't show any... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net ______________________________________________ LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo. Llamadas a fijos y móviles desde 1 céntimo por minuto. http://es.voice.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
