P. J. Alling wrote: > > Lucas Rijnders wrote: > >> Op Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:03:28 +0200 schreef Scott Loveless >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> >>> Is anyone else starting to wonder why Pentax isn't making Ltd lenses in >>> other mounts? >>> >>> >> Tokina suspiciously has a 35/2.8 macro, all of a sudden... >> >> >> > > It looks like a very different design cosmetically. > >
That's really strange (to me anyway). I have one of the Pentax 35mm Ltds, and quite clearly the outward appearance of the Tokina is nothing like the Pentax. The Tokina's filter size is different (52mm vs Pentax' 49mm), and it weighs a fair bit more too (340g vs Pentax @ 215g). I guess the extra weight is the addition of an AF motor req'd by Nikon and Canon. The Ltd assumes the Pentax body's screw drive. But all the optical characteristics match *very* closely between the two lenses -- pretty much one-to-one. Is it possible that Tokina is using the identical glass (minus SMC) and has wrapped their own casing around it all? -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
