Originally posted by ranchy The pricing is abit steep. I guess we have to wait for awhile to see if any price drop.
But it's WR And DC motor, look promising for a superb walkabout APS-C
However, I was comparing the size with DA 18-55mm WR,
DA 18-55mm WR: 68 x 67.5 mm , 230 g
DA 20-40mm : 71.0 x 68.5 mm , 283 g
Damn it is slightly heavier and bigger than the 18-55 WR???
It was to be expected, somewhat.
However, let's not forget the design of 20-40 was not a matter of a clearly good choice, but of an ugly necessity.
20mm was chosen as an obvious beginning of the big gap in the DA Limited range, and 40mm as a merely ending point to a 2x construction zoom, and the (obviously) the focal length of the DA40 Ltd.
[Let's take DA35Ltd out because it is just a 50mm macro lens equivalent for the APS-C sensor]
Some other numbers might have been used for a more compact outcome, and, of course, different opening aperture. But I believe they didn't want to disappoint and start at narrower than f2.8 and ask such a price.