Originally posted by JPT Great news! Although I've just bought the 21 and 40, so perhaps I should be annoyed.
Don't agree with this. The new coating will directly affect our images, so it's a meaningful update. It remains to be seen, but the HD coating might be one of the most important things to be introduced.
It also means that APS-C K-mount isn't going to disappear any time soon. I hope that Pentax comes out with a classically-styled K-mount camera and markets it heavily, along with these limiteds and the new limited zoom, against the Fuji X and Olympus OMD cameras. It seems like a natural way to build on their strengths.
I'm trying to resist buying the 15mm (thinking that a FF camera might come), so I am annoyed... well, not really
HD coating and rounded aperture, well, there is some progress; and you're absolutely right, this is another clue they're far from preparing to phase out the K-mount. Though we'd all like to see new K-mount products...
Asahiflex, the HD coating is almost as good as AeroBright, better than SMC and apparently cheaper to manufacture.