Igor Roshchin <[email protected]> wrote: > >I just came across a new lens for Pentax: >Rokinon Tilt-Shift 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC Lens for Pentax >http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1012957-REG/rokinon_tsl24m_p_tilt_shift_24mm_f_3_5_ed.html > >I've never used any tilt/shift lenses, but I remember people mentioning >them on PDML (and read some discussions elsewhere) which made me >interested in them. > >Well, I cannot justify the price ($999) for just playing with it, as >I am not really sure I would benefit from it (for what I am using >my camera). > >It is interesting, that Amazon (and the questionable-reputation "6ave") >already have them (albeit at @1300): >http://www.amazon.com/Rokinon-TSL24M-P-Shift-Pentax-Cameras/dp/B00EFS0ZMQ/ >but B&H still offers only preorder. >Actually, Adorama also has it in stock at $999: >http://www.adorama.com/RK24TSPX.html > >Also, rather interesting is the phrase in the description on Adorama's >website: >"This lens is suitable primarily for full-frame cameras but will work >just as well with an APS-C crop sensor. " >I wonder what it is based on... >(And that phrase can fuel the theories about the FF cameras. ;-) ) > >Cheers, > >Igor
Igor, I think that phrase is based on the lens being available in Canikony mount; nothing to do with Pentax and their upcoming FF camera in early 2014. (See what I did there?) ;-) Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- 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.
