Originally posted by Pentaxino It seems that Ricoh will not release a FF anytime soon but still keeping that faith that they would, early next year, mid next year...and so on. For quite sometime, I am thinking of owning FA lenses 77mm, 31mm and 85mm as they have really good reviews but not really sure if they are really good investments should an FF comes out (am just a photo enthusiast) and would it be better to buy these lenses now? The reason I asked is because if Ricoh would release a FF sometime, does it follow that these FA lenses will also become more expensive and harder to find. Apologies, if I had to write on this section but any advice from anyone is appreciated. Thanks.
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To me the biggest issue right now is, if Pentax were to release a FF frame with shake reduction, would the old FA lenses have an image circle big enough to allow it's use. If you're going to use an FA on a tripod on a 2 second delay it makes no difference. If you're going to shoot concerts or something that needs the extra couple stops SR provides, you might want to wait and find out what the final deal is.
The only reason I don't have those lenses is they are above my spending limit. I'd buy them for their use on APS-c. Whatever I could get out of them on a Full Frame would be bonus. But simple fact is, it will be the lenses or the FF for me. If I go for an FF, it'll be years before I can afford either, and I'll be working with what I have.
The only FA lenses that will be harder to find will be the old ones. Mind you, you're talking about FA ltds which are hand assembled. It is conceivable there might be a short backlog upon release of an FF, it's a speculation with some credibility, but still, speculation.