Originally posted by BigMackCam Still, though, if Ricoh / Pentax were never to release another lens, I wonder how much of a real problem that would be for existing owners... I mean, a problem that would prevent them from getting full value and full use from their cameras?
It's not about getting full value and full use from current Pentax gear. We have available the new f2.8 zoom lenses for K1 if we need to deliver great results for clients. That doesn't mean that I don't want good alternatives for these new lenses.
I really don't want/enjoy to:
- use manual focus lenses
- use big and heavy zoom lenses
- use lenses with terible chromatic aberation and with slow af (old lenses have these kind of problems)
- etc.
knowing that there are 2 other brands who make DSLRs and another few others who make mirrorless cameras that can provide me what I want. I know that cameras and lenses are only tools, but we (I to be more specific) want to enjoy also shooting with them and get better results than I get with the old ones. And by better results I don't need DXO charts to tell me which lens can resolve the resolution from cameras with lots of mp (K1, D850, 5Ds, etc.). If the subject is in focus, I can make it look sharper in Photoshop if needed. If a new FA77mm f1.8 lens would be released tomorow and if DXO will tell me that the old FA77mm is by 20% sharper than the new one, but the new one has a lot less chromatic aberation and a lot faster af, I would buy the new lens without blinking.
I really want to enjoy the benefits of the new technology and for K1 we do have the new zoom lenses that would do the job better (opticaly speaking) than the film era lenses. I would not enjoy the weight, but if Pentax would not release another lens, I would buy the new lenses instead of the old ones.
I don't say that a new 50mm isn't needed (even if I don't use 50mm primes) and I understand the ones that will buy it as soon as it will be available. It's just that Ricoh for sure is not in a hurry of releasing new lenses and I think that also the lack of third party manufacturer's support makes the Pentax "situation" look not so promising for some.