Are you guys saying Pentax is now making lenses with the same series designation that have different image circles ? ( APS vs FF )?? If so, that really sucks becuase there should always be some distiction made there. jco
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Toralf Lund Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 5:15 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: DA* instead of DFA* : an idea why ? >> When the time >> comes, Pentax will make lenses for the new sensor size (if necessary). >> In the meantime, relax and enjoy the great glass that's becoming >> available now. >> > > We might want to check if those new telephoto primes, when they come > out, might also cover 35mm film. It is strange that they quickly > changed them from DFA to DA, probably without any hardware change (my > speculation). > Or maybe they just decided to remove the aperture ring? Perhaps "DA" should just be taken to mean "optimised for digital, no aperture ring" and "DFA", "digitally optimised, with aperture ring" - and that no assumptions about the image circle should be made based on this nomenclature? (Now, let's see if this evolves into another discussion about aperture ring or no aperture ring...) - T -- 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
