Wow, I have the Sigma 1.4 30mm and it cost me over $400 in Tokyo a few years back, and I thought that was expensive. Those extra 5mm are killers, $100 apiece. -T
On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 5:06 PM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > So for all those who were bemoaning the lack of a fast (1.4) normal > prime on APS-C Pentax, be unbemoanful. > > http://www.pmda.com/2012/11/sigma-corporation-of-americas-35mm-f1-4-dg-hsm-now-available > > Almost more important is Sigma's new clever marketing angle for this > very expensive ($900) bauble: they are creating new use-based "lines" > for their lenses and this one is being labelled "Art". > > "As the first lens released under Sigma’s new Art line, it will > feature a new matte finish and overall new design concept, which > includes a clearly defined category label on every new lens." > > I for one cannot wait to see what gets released under the Decisive > Moment line. Or what about the Undraped Women line? > > What if you try using a Landscape line lens for birds? Maybe a large > red circle with a diagonal line appears in your viewfinder. > > -- > -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. -- 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.
