My statement came out too strong. My experience is limited. I should have said _I_ find nothing wrong with the legacy lenses I have _tried_. I think the point remains. We tend to uncritically assume that new I better.
Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Robb Sent: 7. februar 2007 22:33 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: NO FS this Friday? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Øsleby" Subject: RE: NO FS this Friday? > If I filter out the insults in this post I tend to agree. > There is nothing wrong about the legacy lenses, except a limitation or > two. > Why do we assume that the latest toys are the best toys? Because we are > told > they are. If I could find affordable classic lenses, I'd buy them without > hesitation. In the context of Pentax camera equipment, newer lenses benefit from technical advances in optical design and glass formulations. I haven't done any objective testing (the swimming pools around here are frozen over) of the DA lenses that I own vs. the K/A/FA lenses that I own in similar focal lengths, but my objective opinion is that the newer lenses are working better on digital than their older counterparts. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
