Originally posted by Eigengrau FA lenses appear to be an endangered species right now. Something seems to be interrupting the supply of both FA 50 and the FA Limited lenses.
I'm guessing it's "Pentax wanting to sell DA lenses". Possibly they've diverted production from the FA lines to make lenses for the 645D.
Originally posted by Eigengrau Rumors are out for a new cheaper 35, possibly reusing a previously discontinued FA 35 design.
Those rumors are literally unsourced wishful thinking. The 30/35mm DA★ lens disappeared from the roadmap, and we've all been pining ever since.
Repeating wishful thinking over and over doesn't make it more legitimate, even if hearing it over and over starts to make it sound true. (Hey, it seems to work in politics. But that's another story.)
Originally posted by Eigengrau There are rumblings of full frame out and about.
Take what I said about wishful thinking and multiply it by twenty for full frame.
Originally posted by Eigengrau The last lens released by Pentax is a redesigned, fancified D FA lens that came out of nowhere.
Although at that focal length, as I understand it, there's little point in not making it cover full-frame circle.