Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

Heck, I'm still using the 85 f2.0.  It's small, light weight, (no bigger than a 50mm really), and on APS-C gives something between good and great results. It's just a good thing that my eyes are still pretty good since it's manual focus, and I use it mostly in low light where the green button

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

Not heresy at all, Bill, because it depends on what you're looking for in a lens. I find that good lenses designed for film, including of course the 77, have qualities that modulate the ever sharper, ever more detailed efforts of digital sensors available today. If I were more heavily

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

> On Mar 26, 2020, at 1:55 PM, Bill wrote: > > On 3/25/2020 8:42 PM, d...@dougbrewerphoto.com wrote: >> Has it been 21 years? Holy smoke. Still, when you get it right... > > Heresy alert: Don't read past this if you are faint of heart our have other > underlying conditions. > > The 77 is a

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

On 3/25/2020 8:42 PM, d...@dougbrewerphoto.com wrote: Has it been 21 years? Holy smoke. Still, when you get it right... Heresy alert: Don't read past this if you are faint of heart our have other underlying conditions. The 77 is a good lens, on film with the AF that we had at the time it

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

> On Mar 26, 2020, at 7:36 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 26/3/20, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> This is a similar "Object Of Desire" for me ... >> https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49700917037_bf4e7e8f52_o.jpg >> >> It's at a higher altitude than my pay grade will

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

On 26/3/20, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: >This is a similar "Object Of Desire" for me ... >https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49700917037_bf4e7e8f52_o.jpg > >It's at a higher altitude than my pay grade will fly at present. :-\ >... Perhaps it's time to sell some stuff. ];-)

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

Looks lovely! Not that I have any use for it, but it's great to see new lenses of exceptional quality (presuming). This is a similar "Object Of Desire" for me … https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49700917037_bf4e7e8f52_o.jpg It's at a higher altitude than my pay grade will fly at present.

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

Yeah, all they ever learn ia how to cost reduce it and sell it for the same price for a bigger profit. jco On Wed, 25 Mar 2020 22:42:19 -0400, d...@dougbrewerphoto.com wrote: Has it been 21 years? Holy smoke. Still, when you get it right... Sent from my phone, which I’m staring at

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

Yep. A must have. My Portrait lens is the smc Pentax 85/1.8. A nice piece but of another age. Paul > On Mar 25, 2020, at 6:37 PM, Bill wrote: > > On 3/25/2020 4:06 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: >> Nope. Too close to the 77 in length, when the 77 is already comprehensively >> magical. > > I'm

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

Has it been 21 years? Holy smoke. Still, when you get it right... Sent from my phone, which I’m staring at instead of doing actual work. > I'm thinking that they've learned a few things in the last 21 years. > > bill > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net >

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

On 3/25/2020 6:36 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy! Hey, that's spelled with a capital M. M -- 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

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

Larry Colen wrote: >> On Mar 25, 2020, at 3:36 PM, Bill wrote: >> >> On 3/25/2020 4:35 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 25, 2020, at 3:32 PM, Bill wrote: On 3/25/2020 3:33 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 25/3/20, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: >> I'll tell you what it's

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

On 3/25/2020 4:48 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 25, 2020, at 3:36 PM, Bill wrote: On 3/25/2020 4:35 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 25, 2020, at 3:32 PM, Bill wrote: On 3/25/2020 3:33 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 25/3/20, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: I'll tell you what it's like. I

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

On 3/25/2020 3:42 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 25, 2020, at 5:43 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: For all you hunky K1 users, there's a stinking new D-FA* 85mm f1.4 lens coming out. I’m

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

> On Mar 25, 2020, at 3:36 PM, Bill wrote: > > On 3/25/2020 4:35 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> On Mar 25, 2020, at 3:32 PM, Bill wrote: >>> >>> On 3/25/2020 3:33 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 25/3/20, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: > I'll tell you what it's like. I expect that, as

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

On 3/25/2020 4:35 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 25, 2020, at 3:32 PM, Bill wrote: On 3/25/2020 3:33 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 25/3/20, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: I'll tell you what it's like. I expect that, as always, I will get my copy before it's released. There's a name for

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

On 3/25/2020 4:06 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: Nope. Too close to the 77 in length, when the 77 is already comprehensively magical. I'm thinking that they've learned a few things in the last 21 years. bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

> On Mar 25, 2020, at 3:32 PM, Bill wrote: > > On 3/25/2020 3:33 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: >> On 25/3/20, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: >>> I'll tell you what it's like. I expect that, as always, I will get my >>> copy before it's released. >> There's a name for people like you. Take your

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

On 3/25/2020 3:33 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 25/3/20, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: I'll tell you what it's like. I expect that, as always, I will get my copy before it's released. There's a name for people like you. Take your pick. I like Messiah if it isn't taken. bill -- PDML

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

Nope. Too close to the 77 in length, when the 77 is already comprehensively magical. On 3/25/20 8:43 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: For all you hunky K1 users, there's a stinking new D-FA* 85mm f1.4 lens coming out.

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

> On Mar 25, 2020, at 5:43 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > For all you hunky K1 users, there's a stinking new D-FA* 85mm f1.4 lens > coming out. > > > I’m very interested in this. I’d love

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

On 25/3/20, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: >I'll tell you what it's like. I expect that, as always, I will get my >copy before it's released. There's a name for people like you. Take your pick. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ UK Shoot / Edit || (O) | --

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On 3/25/2020 6:43 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: For all you hunky K1 users, there's a stinking new D-FA* 85mm f1.4 lens coming out. I think I just wee'd in my pants. I'll tell you what it's

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

On 25/3/20, John, discombobulated, unleashed: >Oo ... Cotty's gonna' have to buy a new hacksaw. Nh - no APERTURE RING !!! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ UK Shoot / Edit || (O) | -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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Oo ... Cotty's gonna' have to buy a new hacksaw. On 3/25/2020 08:43:43, Steve Cottrell wrote: For all you hunky K1 users, there's a stinking new D-FA* 85mm f1.4 lens coming out. I

Re: Pentax Announces New Lens

Wow. The lens, I mean, not the wee. We know you do that at your age. And dribble a bit. > On 25 Mar 2020, at 12:44, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > For all you hunky K1 users, there's a stinking new D-FA* 85mm f1.4 lens > coming out. > >

Pentax Announces New Lens

For all you hunky K1 users, there's a stinking new D-FA* 85mm f1.4 lens coming out. I think I just wee'd in my pants. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ UK Shoot / Edit || (O) |