Originally posted by Kunzite It doesn't really matter for the complainers - but make it the Sony Sonnar T* E 24mm f/1.8 ZA, if you wish.
Someone's problem is somebody else's solution. Anyway, I guess I'll find something to my liking... I'm a bit worried about the "large aperture ultra wide-angle single focus lens" though, as those could get quite big. Even so, it should be more compact and lighter than the D FA 15-30mm.
I'm more optimistic. I look at what Sigma has, and feel that Pentax/Ricoh will be smaller for a similar lens just because they generally put in that effort.
I won't take the size of a zoom lens as an indicator of a prime lens. Afterall, zooms are always on the big side.
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Originally posted by jatrax Might be more like "for every couple of hundred"
The vast majority buy only the kit zoom. Some will then buy a longer tele-zoom. A very, very few will buy prime lenses. Is that few enough to be economically viable to produce lenses for? Time will tell.
Personally I prefer zooms for most things. About the only prime I would buy without thinking a lot about would be a 20mm f/2.8 or so if it has awesome starburst characteristics and takes filters. But I have a Pentax-A 20mm f/2.8 so even that would have to prove superior to what I have.
I think the problem with a lot of the logic being thrown around is that when it comes to the lenses (primes especially), I suspect people with bodies like the K-3, K-70, etc might actually buy those lenses too. It may not be many given the likely price point, but K-mounts aren't just for K-1s.