Originally posted by Digitalis *same thing goes for 300mm f/2.8 lenses really - slap on a teleconverter and you have a 600mm f/5.6
That is why the 300/f2.8 made it to the list even when demand and usabillity is small in current usergroup. There is a market for a 300mm(ish)/f2.8 lens I think. (says the man who spend half a year on searching an A*300mm/f2.8 or FA*300mm/f2.8)
Originally posted by Ishpuini Most important one I'm missing is a DA18/4 Shift or sth alike. For me it can be a bit wider as well (16mm or 17mm), but I suspect 18mm would make most sense (as a sequel to the 28mm shift of old).
I can find myself in most other suggestions, but you may lack some options in the UWA range.
Wim
Good to bring it up, since I only thought of the tilt/shift lens after I put up the poll. Put it in the first message. You say 18mm, but I also see 35mm and more? I'm not aware off wich to choose, but is wide-angle the way to go?
Is it possible to make a Converter style tilt/shift to put between camera and lens so you can put on just any lens in your bag? Or am I just thinking off something that wouldn't work? Originally posted by NaClH2O Another thing interesting about the poll, now that it is approaching 100 participants is that the 24mm lens is the only lens in the top three options. The other two are the premium 1.4 t/c and improved SDM. I'm a bit surprised that the t/c is currently ahead of improved SDM, but statistically they are about dead even.
The only other lens that is currently above 25% is the DA* 135mm. I'm not terribly surprised, the K 135 F/2.5 is considered one the the best lenses in the entire Pentax collection. A modern edition of this gem is obviously highly desired.
NaCl(tho I think I'll keep my K 135mm F/2.5)H2O
Well there is one reason, and that is that I also put a quote off this thread in the section where there is a demand for that premium TC. So the people who want it and discuss it are drawn to here. Making it coming into top 3 at the time, since there are less then 100 people voting. On the other hand it is a real missing item in the lens-line-up (I voted for a 1,4xTC myself).
I think that SDM failure in past and current being the slowest link in AF on K-5 camera makes one desire a new updated version SDM-II.
It is to early to make some conclusions, since I'm also looking at the possabillity's. One off the obvious reasons is competition between lenses that are alike (400/500/600mm or 85/90/100/105mm) even if the price differs due to different lensline (FA, DA, DA*). Just be patient.