Shaun, While Sigma has a couple of very wide lenses, when you multiply the focal length of a 14/15mm lens by 1.5 you end up with a 21/23mm lens. Not all that wide. So for those who really love wide, be aware of this transition.
Bruce Monday, September 23, 2002, 5:01:27 PM, you wrote: SC> Hi Dan, SC> I'm sure that Pentax would have thought of that if indeed a DSLR were in the SC> pipeline. Otherwise, there are some fine wide-angle zooms being produced by SC> Sigma and Tokina that will do the job. For instance the 14mm, 17-35mm or SC> even the new 15-30mm zooms. Plenty of wide angle range there for all who SC> could need or want it. SC> Cheers SC> Shaun Canning SC> PhD Student SC> Department of Archaeology SC> School of European and Historical Studies SC> La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic, 3086. SC> Phone: 0414-967644 SC> e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SC> -----Original Message----- SC> From: Dan Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] SC> Sent: Tuesday, 24 September 2002 8:50 AM SC> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SC> Subject: Re: SMC Pentax F* Zoom 5,6/250-600 SC> On Monday, September 23, 2002, at 05:33 PM, Shaun Canning wrote: >> From: "Shaun Canning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Mon Sep 23, 2002 05:33:10 PM US/Central >> >> Why wouldn't you be able to use k-mount glass on a Pentax DSLR? If it >> uses >> the k-mount, the only change may be the increase in focal length >> associated >> with smaller than 35mm format sensor areas. (i.e. the 1.4x magnifying >> effect). For many this would be great, as it would extend the range of >> lenses for free. >> >> Shaun >> SC> It doesn't really extend the range so much as it shifts it. And, for SC> those of us who like to be at the wide view of things, it moves us smack SC> out into the middle. I hope, that if Pentax pursues that path, they SC> concurrently issue a set of really nice wide angles that fill the SC> traditional niches (15-16, 18-20, 24, 28, 31, 35, etc.) SC> Dan Scott
