Bob W wrote: >> Har! >> >> I'm keeping my R-D1 and three lenses (15/4, 28/1.9, 50/1.5) and of >> course we have a 'house' *ist Ds which is supposed to be my wife's >> > but > >> my son uses it a lot. >> >> My plan is to just use that for a while, maybe a year or two. >> Then, I'll >> get a 36X24 sensor DSLR - either a used Canon 1Ds (mark II or III) >> ***or*** heaven forbid a full-frame Pentax DSLR (after I've >> eaten my hat >> of course). >> >> Why? Because I wnat to be able to use my 15/3.5 and A*85/1.4 >> lenses with >> the angle of view that they were intended to be.... >> >> > > do you notice any particular loss of quality using lenses that were > designed for film on the smaller sensors? I ask because several of my > Zeiss lenses produce quite noticeable purple fringing, particularly in > backlight, when used on the Olympuses. I understand why it happens, > but I wonder if there are similar issues on other digital systems. > > Bob > > >
Very entertaining story, Cotty. Bob, a few wonderful Pentax lenses are surprisingly ordinary on digital. My FA*24 comes to mind, although I've heard others haven't had a problem with it. I also get the occasional oddity with the K and A 50/1.2, but it isn't noticeable if used in low light. Derby -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- 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.
