Yes, that should have been amateur, not armature, though in some sense
the testers may be armatures, who knows.
P. J. Alling wrote:
The DA 40 f2.8 is almost exactly the same lens as the M 40 f2.8, by
all accounts. However it does seem that the former is sharper in the
center, (the area covered by the APS-C sensor), but softer at the
edges and in the corners, when tested on 35mm film. It's possible
that Pentax tweaked it for APS-C, or it's possible that the admitted
armature testers were biased. Personally if Pentax brings out a FF
camera and I had a choice, (oh wait I do), I'd stick with the FA 43mm
f1.9. I expect that the 40mm lenses of any of the three series M, DA
or the new Mark Newson thingy will disappoint.
Margus Männik wrote:
Rumors? No rumors, D-FA Macros, DA 35, DA40 Limited, DA*55,
DA*60-250, DA*200, DA*300 all do cover 24x36 frame without problems.
I have tested 'em all quite carefully with Z-1p body. Haven't
developed the film with some DA40XS shots, but most probably this
lens also has no significant vignetting at corners.
BRM
On 6/1/2012 19:28, Christine Nielsen wrote:
Can you imagine the flapping that would have ensued, had they called
the new 50 a DFA lens...? The FF contingent would have exhausted
themselves long ago in all the excitement. Rumor has it that the DA
60-250 also covers FF nicely, after all....
:)
-c
(hopeful, but not holding my breath...)
On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 12:03 PM, P. J. Alling
<webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote:
Not a lot of thoughts really. However if Pentax was really going to
announce a FF K mount camera wouldn't the latest lens, the DA 50
f1.8 which
is pretty much one of their 50mm designs going back to oh, I don't
know the
middle of the 20th century, and probably covers 24x36mm frames
admirably, be
designated a DFA lens? True it doesn't have an aperture ring, but it
wouldn't be the first DFA lens to be released without one. In the
event of
a FF camera probably wiith a list price between $2500 and $3500 it
wouldn't
cannibalize many sales of the FA 50 f1.4 lens with that camera as
the lens
cost difference would be a fraction of the total package price. So
either
a.) Pentax marketing has their collective heads where the sun don't
shine,
or b.) there really isn't a FF camera that close in the pipeline.
I'll not
take any bets either way, since this is not necessarily an either or
proposition.
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