On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 04:55:47PM -0400, Bruce Walker scripsit: > Graydon wrote: >> Pentax seems to have decided that there's no reason to go faster than >> ƒ2.8 on digital. The only exception I can think of is the DA* 55/ƒ1.4, >> and it's got a sort of vast penumbra of expectation attached if it's to >> serve as the APS-C 85/1.4. (Oh, wait, DA 70/2.4 Ltd.) >> >> I'd like to see some much faster medium -- 100 to 150 mm -- teles; at >> the 77mm filter size, they ought to be able to do a 100/1.4, a 135/1.8 >> (just squeaking, but that's the size listed for the A* 138/1.8), or a >> 150/2; a DA* 150/2 Macro would be especially welcome. > > Oh man! I'd be willing to walk barefoot across crushed glass (SMC or > otherwise) to get a DA*135/1.8.
I don't think I'd go quite as far as crushed glass, but I'd certainly be willing to pay DA* prices for them. :) > I think Pentax has just decided that *most* people would prefer glass > they can hand-hold (or monopod) *most* of the time. This does fit with the shake-reduction-is-a-tripod-replacement marketing story, and it's not like carrying a worthwhile tripod fills anybody's soul with joy in the first place. > Such lenses balance nicely with smaller lighter bodies like the K-7. > The DA*50-135 mounted on a K20D is just at the limit of what I can > tolerate hand-holding for an hour or so. Though I imagine that a > DA*135/1.8 would actually weigh less than that. I would hope! The A* 138/1.8 is listed as 865 g; the DA* 50-135 at 765g. So I think it's reasonable to expect that a DA* 135/1.8 could be done for no heavier than the 50-135. -- Graydon -- 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.
