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From: "Steve Jolly"
Subject: Re: *ist-D and the wide angle lens dilmena
> It was in the 21st Feb issue of "Amateur Photographer" (UK), so I'm
> afraid there isn't a link to give you.
>
> They printed MTF graphs for f
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From: "Mike Ignatiev"
Subject: Re[2]: *ist-D and the wide angle lens dilmena
> From: Steve Jolly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > Sigma have already made a full-frame 12-24mm zoom - a 10mm prime
sounds
> > tricky but not imposs
From: Steve Jolly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Sigma have already made a full-frame 12-24mm zoom - a 10mm prime sounds
> tricky but not impossible in my decidedly unexpert opinion :-)
Have you used it? Neither have I. Mostly, because I haven't seen a single review,
saying that it's any good at 12mm.
William Robb wrote:
Lets see, to get an angle of view that is more or less the same as
the 15mm f/3.5 (the widest rectilinear that Pentax makes for 35mm),
they would need to make a 10mm lens.
I really have my doubts that this is feasable with the 45 or so mm
flange to focal plane distance that the
The upcoming 14mm will be f2.8, so I've heard.
Bill
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From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 10:16 PM
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From: "John Forbes"
Subject: Re: *ist-D and the wide angle lens dilmena
> Which is why they are designing new lenses.
New designs aren't likely to be able to go far enough.
Lets see, to get an angle of view that is more or less the same as
t
which means that FF sensors have dropped enough in price that Pentax could
swim.
Herb
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Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 1:27 PM
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From: "John Forbes"
Subject: Re: *ist-D and the wide angle lens dilmena
> You are very unhappy about the APS sensor size, and I sympathise
with your
> feelings on the subject.
The problem with the APS sensor isn't the dimension of it, but th
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From: John Forbes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: John Forbes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 6:44 AM
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Subject: Re: *ist-D and the wide angle lens dilmena
I don't believe Pentax has the resources to support two different dSLR
formats, and the fact that they are bringing out lens
You are very unhappy about the APS sensor size, and I sympathise with your
feelings on the subject.
However, I think you are letting your emotions blind you to the reality
that Pentax is now committed to that size, and there is very little
prospect of a change. If they really expected to be pr
>
> On 17 Mar 2004 at 18:54, John Forbes wrote:
>
> > That's true. But manufacturers have to take a bet on what they think the
> > market will want, and plan accordingly.
>
> No one in their right mind could possibly have wanted a digital camera with a
> less than full frame sensor which need
On 17 Mar 2004 at 18:54, John Forbes wrote:
> That's true. But manufacturers have to take a bet on what they think the
> market will want, and plan accordingly.
No one in their right mind could possibly have wanted a digital camera with a
less than full frame sensor which needed new lenses for
On 16 Mar 2004 at 10:32, Christian Skofteland wrote:
> What is your time frame? How many years are you going to wait for Pentax to
> catch up? Look, I'm happy that they finally released a camera that was
> (mostly) the answer to what I was looking for. Is the *ist-D limited in
> functionality?
I think that there is now at least some evidence that Pentax listens to
this list and probably to others as well,
Witness the 1.1 software upgrade, which made K/M lenses useful. If they
do they will think twice about
abandoning the aperture ring. Full frame sensors on dslrs? Well that
depends
I seriously doubt we will see a $3000+ Pentax, especially one that goes
after the 35 mm market. I think we'll see 24x36 sensors when the price
drops below $2000.
Steven Desjardins
Department of Chemistry
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA 24450
(540) 458-8873
FAX: (540) 458-8878
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on 16.03.04 13:52, Paul Stenquist at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Eventually I hope to supplement it with the new 14mm Pentax prime or,
> better yet, the A 15/3.5.
AFAIK (Dario's test images) A 15/3.5 is only "so-so" on *istD. Personally I
would opt rather for DA 14/2.8.
--
Best Regards
Sylwek
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From: "Paul Stenquist"
Subject: Re: *ist-D and the wide angle lens dilmena
>
or,
> better yet, the A 15/3.5.
>
It is still available new, although it is a bit pricey.
William Robb
Thanks for the feedback Gianfranco. I too would expect it to be flare
prone in some situations. It should be find for what I'll use it for.
Eventually I hope to supplement it with the new 14mm Pentax prime or,
better yet, the A 15/3.5.
Paul
On Mar 16, 2004, at 7:37 AM, Gianfranco Irlanda wrote:
Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I had pretty much made up my mind to wait for the new 24mm
lens and
> skip the 16-45/4. And I'm still a likely purchaser of the 14.
But just
> an hour or two ago I ran across a Sigma 17-35 EX 2.8-4 on ebay
with a
> buy it now price of $229. That's half
Doh, that should have read "I had pretty much made up my mind to wait
for the new 14mm lens. What a difference in angle of view a missed
keystroke makes
On Mar 15, 2004, at 9:09 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
I had pretty much made up my mind to wait for the new 24mm lens and
skip the 16-45/4. And
I had pretty much made up my mind to wait for the new 24mm lens and
skip the 16-45/4. And I'm still a likely purchaser of the 14. But just
an hour or two ago I ran across a Sigma 17-35 EX 2.8-4 on ebay with a
buy it now price of $229. That's half of what B&H gets for it and about
half of what I
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