David Savage wrote: > I was going to say the same thing as peter, but as noted some of the DA's > cover the full 35mm frame. > > I think the best way to classify them is in regards to the variations in > the lens mount. > > FA: KAF2 lens mount. > FAJ: KAF mount (crippled), minus aperture simulator & aperture ring. > DA: KAF2 mount, minus aperture simulator & aperture ring. > DFA: KAF2 mount, minus aperture simulator (?). > I think the DFA is a pure KAF2. Aperture ring and aperture simulator. > See doesn't that make it clearer. > > Cheers, > > Dave > > > > At 02:46 PM 2/10/2007, you wrote: > >> Yes, Peter, that's my understanding too. >> >> But why then honorable sir William would take the DA 70 and probably >> DA 40 lenses and mount them on his film camera? >> >> Like I said - a little blurred... >> >> Boris >> >> On 10/2/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> F FA FAJ Full frame 35mm >>> D FA Full frame (24x36mm) Digital (what ever that means special coatings >>> at the very least) with a f stop ring for film bodies. >>> DA Reduced frame digital >>> >>> The definitions are fairly simple. Full frame will be guaranteed to >>> cover 24x36mm Reduced frame will be guaranteed to cover 16x24mm. It's >>> not that complicated. >>> >>> Boris Liberman wrote: >>> >>>> If you remember, Godfrey, FAJ 18-35 used to be a kit lens for *istD when >>>> it first came out. >>>> >>>> No, there is nothing confusing about it. It is just that the definition >>>> of what exactly is FA, FAJ, DA, D FA lens is a little blurred to me. >>>> >>>> Boris >>>> > > >
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