I was speaking of the A85/1.4. I wouldn't trade my DA 50-135/2.8 for it. Except perhaps to sell it.
Paul via phone On Sep 19, 2013, at 6:44 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sep 19, 2013, at 3:24 PM, Steve Cottrell <[email protected]> wrote: >>> On 19/9/13, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: >>> >>> Grasshopper might understand, but I don't. Why waste good glass on >>> cameras with small sensors? And I suspect modern Pentax glass is better >>> than most of those lenses. >>> >>> The CMOS sensor in the XE-1 is an APS-C at 23.6 X 15.6 mm) 4896 X 3264 >> pixels with no anti-aliasing filter. >> >> I would rather it was 36x24 but I'll compromise based on the quality of >> build and design, which I admire. >> >> If it said Pentax on the front I'd be delirious - as it is Fujifilm is >> not only as good as but quickly becoming highly regarded for their >> hardware. I have to say with what I've seen so far, I'm pretty impressed. >> >> Plus it's fun :) > What he said. > > GXR sensor is the same size as the sensor in your Pentax DSLRs, also no AA. > FourThirds sensor is slightly smaller (13x17.3 vs 16x24 mm). > > And I’m terribly sorry, Paul, but Leica Summicron-R, Summilux-R, and > Elmarit-R lenses make even the best modern Pentax lenses seem like … Oh, > let’s not start that nonsense. ]’-) > > BTW, I’ll use the same lenses with a Leica M (type 240) when I upgrade from > my present M9 body … 24x36 format, 24 Mpixel. Live View with peaking too. > > G > -- > 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.
