On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 4:24 PM, Aahz Maruch <[email protected]> wrote: > What about the 35/2.8 macro? That's a nice lens -- I used it last week. > (Although I ended up deciding as a result of my field test that I really > wanted the 100mm macro.)
I just personally would prefer something closer to a true normal focal length, which doesn't seem too much to ask given that Pentax has made many 28mm lenses over the years. 35mm is equivalent to 52.5mm on film, which is even longer than 50mm, which (as I understand it, though I don't know where I read it and would appreciate it if anybody can point me to a more detailed/documented account) became the default lens on film because in the early days it was lot easier/cheaper to make fast 50mm lenses than something closer to the true film diagonal (= 43mm, as in the FA 43mm Limited). Since prime lenses are one of the unique strengths of the Pentax system, it surprises me that they don't make a 28mm. Heck, I'd be happy if they just kept the FA 28mm in production like the FA 50mm (which I have and love). The 31mm Ltd is close enough, I just can't afford it. -- 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.
