It's not in the official roadmap... so probably not so soon? But it's a good guess that Pentax will have it in the future - that'll make a complete range of DA*, f2.8 zooms from 11mm to 135mm!
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It's not in the official roadmap... so probably not so soon? But it's a good guess that Pentax will have it in the future - that'll make a complete range of DA*, f2.8 zooms from 11mm to 135mm!
It's not in the official roadmap... so probably not so soon? But it's a good guess that Pentax will have it in the future - that'll make a complete range of DA*, f2.8 zooms from 11mm to 135mm!
Yup... I really don't see it coming that soon... but Pentax surprise us?
I think Pentax 12-24 is pretty good already ... yes, not f2.8, but really good performer.
Yes, it is already available in china 2-3 weeks back and adorama and pentax webstore have also listed it in stock.
creampuff
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More discussion (in Chinese) on the DA* 55mm f/1.4 plus photos... Sigh... money no enough :what:
http://forum.xitek.com/showthread.php?threadid=600261
http://forum.xitek.com/showthread.php?threadid=600261
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Those guys who did the test are my buddy friends in China
And base on their experiences, it's a very good performer, not as good as the FA*85 yet, but it's still an excellent portrait lens on dSLR camera. And best of all, it works on film camera (w/ on-body aperture control) w/o any problem 
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Yes, seems the lens works pretty well on full frame film cam
FF or not, funny thing is, Nikon just released a 35/1.8 APSC lens:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0902/09020901nikon35mm1p8.asp
I guess APSC won't be dead anytime soon, even big players like Nikon are still investing on APSC lenses
Surprised ... esp. when you have got the FA Ltds. I would love to see them in action FF the digital way.
Don't think they will be obsolete so soon as Pentax had not even come up with 1 FF yet ... I'll definitely be keeping one of the APS-C bodies, and use them as "teleconverters" for lens like 300mm or 400mm (for birding).
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creampuff
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Yes, seems the lens works pretty well on full frame film cam
FF or not, funny thing is, Nikon just released a 35/1.8 APSC lens:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0902/09020901nikon35mm1p8.asp
I guess APSC won't be dead anytime soon, even big players like Nikon are still investing on APSC lenses
35mm is a versatile focal length and for APS-C is about what the traditional 50mm on 35mm film feels like. The only thing is the current AF 35mm f/2D has been around since the mid-90s and doesn't offer AF for users of the Nikon D40 and Nikon D60. Looking at the photo of the lens it screams "budget" to me. :bsmilie:
APS-C will continue because the user base is already there and with the current economic crisis, FF camera sales will take a big hit as would be buyers tighten their belts and put off upgrading to FF.
creampuff
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Don't be too hasty to come to such a conclusion.
Wait till you try out FF... bigger viewfinder, nice bokeh, getting back the wide angles are just some of the benefits. Of course the macro and birding folks will prefer APS-C but if FF does come to Pentax don't worry, as humans we have survived by adaptation... :bsmilie:
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Some of my DA limiteds will be rendered less useful. >:Surprised ... esp. when you have got the FA Ltds. I would love to see them in action FF the digital way.
Don't think they will be obsolete so soon as Pentax had not even come up with 1 FF yet ... I'll definitely be keeping one of the APS-C bodies, and use them as "teleconverters" for lens like 300mm or 400mm (for birding).
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I just hope they can co-exist rather than FF phasing out the APS-C. And I do love big view-finders. Ha.
off topic: last night i read about many complains on K10D on the back focus or front focus issues (never had that problem when i was in canon's camp before) and a utitily to enable debug mode on the K10D for calibrating the AF system. I dl the program and indeed my K10D focus is quite a bit off (FF) which I always thought it's my DA40mm and Sigma lens problem. I went ahead and calibrate it and solve it once for all.
Those guys who did the test are my buddy friends in China
Thanks for the update fengwei. Like i say, the DA* 55mm f/1.4 is in my shopping list.
Thanks for the update fengwei. Like i say, the DA* 55mm f/1.4 is in my shopping list.
Desmond, here's 1 link that "justifies" your future purchase!
http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/lens_review/2009/02/16/10203.html
Cannot read Japanese language but found link that translated into English version. Enjoy reading this. English version
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