Originally posted by Wheatfield When I was complaining about this sort of thing, you thought it was just fine. Were you arguing for the sake of arguing?
Back when I was looking for a 24-105 instead of a 28-105 it was more of a big deal. The DFA 28-105 has pretty much looked after it for me, as has the FAJ 18-35. So, I'm alright jack. Folks just need to get something that works and go with it. I state it as fact, I'm not complaining. If Pentax comes out with something in the next 10 years, it would be nice. But i really have no problem with their current direction. The current trend in photography seems to be huge heavy heavily corrected zooms and primes. Even if Pentax comes out with something, under the current direction of the industry, it's very unlikely to be something I'll want. The DFA 28-105 was the bone they threw to their old customers. They are now looking to increase market share by appealing to the modern "bigger is better" we don't care about the cost crowd.
I'm not so concerned about absence in a given focal length. I'm more concerned about the lack of new lightweight more portable lenses. The simple fact is, folk like myself are going to be looking for old glass. In every focal length. It's not just WA. The current Pentax doesn't consider shooters like me in their design concepts So it's more resignation.
As my Asian studies prof. once explained. "I have no need to be consistent. Consistency implies nothing ever changes, no new information has come forward, no new circumstances. Consistency is sign you're in a rut."
Circumstance change so do I. The 28-105 is so much better than I was expecting, it's killed a lot of scepticism. And the FAJ 18-35 as bad as it was on my K-3 is decent on my K-1, and nice and light weight. I'm almost at the point where I'd say just go out and buy something suitable. The perceived negatives aren't going to be as bad as you think. Mulling over what is and isn't there is wasting time. Get something in the FL you need and use it. People may say things like "Not modern, not corrected, not sharp edge to edge. That kind of stalling is not productive.
If you need something go out and get it. If you don't, that's just a sign you didn't really need it.
I have a Sigma 8-16 and a Sigma 70 macro. I love what they do, but I'm not going to carry them in my bag. Pentax modern glass is like that, except for the DFA 28-105. IMHO the DFA 28-105 is the only modern glass designed for the traditional Pentax users who bought into the brand for lightweight WR gear.. Everything else is "me too" with all the other companies.
There is no modern UWA Pentax glass, and looking at the 50 and 85 1.4s, I probably wouldn't buy them if there was.
Reality is sinking in.
There are Samyang 20s and 24s. If you need that focal length buy them. I know people who have and are quite happy with them. IN fact the first K-1 ever saw had a very proud owner, with a Samyang 24 on the front. There's a difference tween, "there's no solution" and "it's not good enough for me."
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