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paperbag846 · 12-06-2010, 12:48 PM

Can we please have a reissue of the K55 1.8? I don't care if it is in plastic. It would KILL the plastic fantastics of the competing brands, and be a killer portrait lens.

gostwick · 12-06-2010, 04:52 PM

28mm Prime. We need this lens, PENTAX needs this lens, The world needs this lens.

Spock · 12-06-2010, 06:50 PM

Originally posted by gostwick

28mm Prime. We need this lens, PENTAX needs this lens, The world needs this lens.

Yes, I second that. On digital 28mm basically fulfils the same role as the 'nifty fifty' used to do on film.

I am currently using an A28/F2.0 - I love it but an autofocus version would be nice.

panoguy · 12-06-2010, 08:11 PM

DA24/f1.8 limited

None of this slow 21/f3.2 stuff, nor plastic 35/f2.4 stuff.

ramlax13 · 12-06-2010, 09:30 PM

Originally posted by DragonLord

I want to see PENTAX make a low-cost 50mm f/1.8 lens in the double Gauss configuration, just as Canon and Nikon do.

This is what I expect:
"smc PENTAX-D FA 50mm f/1.8" - US$129.99, plastic body, metal mount, with aperture ring (like the Nikon 50/1.8)

--DragonLord

I would jump on this in a second. My roommate just got the Canon 1.8 50mm and I'm so jealous of it I have been searching for a 50mm 1.4 A or M series for my K-x.

paperbag846 · 12-06-2010, 11:01 PM

Originally posted by ramlax13

I would jump on this in a second. My roommate just got the Canon 1.8 50mm and I'm so jealous of it I have been searching for a 50mm 1.4 A or M series for my K-x.

Just buy the 50 1.4 and be satisfied

.

janneman · 12-07-2010, 02:42 AM

only if sealed....

mmphilip · 12-07-2010, 06:36 PM

I'd go for the 28/1.8 to fit best between my 10-20 and 50. I would want a DA* (or otherwise weather sealed) version, though, so we're probably talking upwards of $500.

- Mike

RolloR · 12-07-2010, 08:44 PM

the 28/1.8 is winning by a landslide.

Won't a DA*/WR 28/1.8 force the FA31 ltd into retirement?

Spock · 12-07-2010, 08:46 PM

Originally posted by RolloR

the 28/1.8 is winning by a landslide.

Won't a DA*/WR 28/1.8 force the FA31 ltd into retirement?

Probably not a bad thing as it's expensive, bulky and the lens hood is way too small for digital. It was designed as a wide angle for film use - not as a 'normal' lens for digital.

ghelary · 12-08-2010, 02:13 AM

Originally posted by Spock

Probably not a bad thing as it's expensive, bulky and the lens hood is way too small for digital. It was designed as a wide angle for film use - not as a 'normal' lens for digital.

Hey, such a lens with a Nikon, Canon, Zeiss or Leica tag would go for twice the price at least.

I own quite a bunck of lenses and this one is really special with a FA43 not far from it.

I really think that Pentax should not retire this design, maybe making a weather sealed D-FA31 with updated coating (which would go for a few hundreds buck more), but certainly not putting it away.

Spock · 12-08-2010, 03:03 AM

Originally posted by ghelary

I really think that Pentax should not retire this design, maybe making a weather sealed D-FA31 with updated coating

And a bigger lens hood!

ghelary · 12-08-2010, 08:09 AM

Originally posted by Spock

And a bigger lens hood!

You can buy one aftermarket, so nothing to be worried about. And personnaly, I was never bothered by flare when I wasn't looking for it (when I didn't put the light source inside the frame)

paperbag846 · 12-08-2010, 09:26 AM

Why does everyone want sealed primes? Wouldn't it be much more practical to use a sealed zoom... you won't be able to change lenses in an environment where WR is helpful!

Postumus · 12-08-2010, 04:10 PM

How about a 50mm F1.2 but auto focus this time around.............

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50mm f1.8, $100-120	18	9.00%
85mm f1.8, $350-450	42	21.00%
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12-06-2010, 12:48 PM	#31
paperbag846 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,395	Can we please have a reissue of the K55 1.8? I don't care if it is in plastic. It would KILL the plastic fantastics of the competing brands, and be a killer portrait lens.

12-06-2010, 04:52 PM	#32
gostwick Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 42	28mm Prime. We need this lens, PENTAX needs this lens, The world needs this lens.

12-06-2010, 06:50 PM	#33
Spock Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 674	Originally posted by gostwick 28mm Prime. We need this lens, PENTAX needs this lens, The world needs this lens. Yes, I second that. On digital 28mm basically fulfils the same role as the 'nifty fifty' used to do on film. I am currently using an A28/F2.0 - I love it but an autofocus version would be nice.

12-06-2010, 08:11 PM	#34
panoguy Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Washington, D.C. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,327	DA24/f1.8 limited None of this slow 21/f3.2 stuff, nor plastic 35/f2.4 stuff.

12-06-2010, 09:30 PM	#35
ramlax13 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 51	Originally posted by DragonLord I want to see PENTAX make a low-cost 50mm f/1.8 lens in the double Gauss configuration, just as Canon and Nikon do. This is what I expect: "smc PENTAX-D FA 50mm f/1.8" - US$129.99, plastic body, metal mount, with aperture ring (like the Nikon 50/1.8) --DragonLord I would jump on this in a second. My roommate just got the Canon 1.8 50mm and I'm so jealous of it I have been searching for a 50mm 1.4 A or M series for my K-x.

12-06-2010, 11:01 PM	#36
paperbag846 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,395	Originally posted by ramlax13 I would jump on this in a second. My roommate just got the Canon 1.8 50mm and I'm so jealous of it I have been searching for a 50mm 1.4 A or M series for my K-x. Just buy the 50 1.4 and be satisfied .

12-07-2010, 02:42 AM	#37
janneman Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Netherlands Photos: Gallery Posts: 908	only if sealed....

12-07-2010, 06:36 PM	#38
mmphilip Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Michigan Photos: Albums Posts: 45	I'd go for the 28/1.8 to fit best between my 10-20 and 50. I would want a DA* (or otherwise weather sealed) version, though, so we're probably talking upwards of $500. - Mike

12-07-2010, 08:44 PM	#39
RolloR Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Photos: Albums Posts: 264 Original Poster	the 28/1.8 is winning by a landslide. Won't a DA*/WR 28/1.8 force the FA31 ltd into retirement?

12-07-2010, 08:46 PM	#40
Spock Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 674	Originally posted by RolloR the 28/1.8 is winning by a landslide. Won't a DA*/WR 28/1.8 force the FA31 ltd into retirement? Probably not a bad thing as it's expensive, bulky and the lens hood is way too small for digital. It was designed as a wide angle for film use - not as a 'normal' lens for digital.

12-08-2010, 02:13 AM	#41
ghelary Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Paris, France Photos: Gallery Posts: 613	Originally posted by Spock Probably not a bad thing as it's expensive, bulky and the lens hood is way too small for digital. It was designed as a wide angle for film use - not as a 'normal' lens for digital. Hey, such a lens with a Nikon, Canon, Zeiss or Leica tag would go for twice the price at least. I own quite a bunck of lenses and this one is really special with a FA43 not far from it. I really think that Pentax should not retire this design, maybe making a weather sealed D-FA31 with updated coating (which would go for a few hundreds buck more), but certainly not putting it away.

12-08-2010, 03:03 AM	#42
Spock Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 674	Originally posted by ghelary I really think that Pentax should not retire this design, maybe making a weather sealed D-FA31 with updated coating And a bigger lens hood!

12-08-2010, 08:09 AM	#43
ghelary Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Paris, France Photos: Gallery Posts: 613	Originally posted by Spock And a bigger lens hood! You can buy one aftermarket, so nothing to be worried about. And personnaly, I was never bothered by flare when I wasn't looking for it (when I didn't put the light source inside the frame)

12-08-2010, 09:26 AM	#44
paperbag846 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,395	Why does everyone want sealed primes? Wouldn't it be much more practical to use a sealed zoom... you won't be able to change lenses in an environment where WR is helpful!

12-08-2010, 04:10 PM	#45
Postumus Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 141	How about a 50mm F1.2 but auto focus this time around.............

Which "conformist" FAST lens would you like Pentax to have?

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