On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 1:38 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 01:06:23PM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote: >> That lens disappeared not long after the DA* 55/1.4 was intro'd. The >> 50mm became a portrait lens in APS-C and people are willing to spend >> mightily for good glass in that category, so they only need the one >> model. >> >> What's _really_ missing from the roadmap is a small and inexpensive >> 35/1.4 (~50mm-e). > > Or a body with a 24x36 sensor, so that the 55/1.4 is a fast standard prime. > > :-)
Tangent: I always wondered if the DFA 645 55/2.8 is the same optical formula, or even the same lens with a 645 mount, as the DA* 55/1.4. They look suspiciously similar. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
