Originally posted by kenspo As i said earlier, 2017 is the year of the primes..and the future is bright (F-stop bright)
And to add to the never-ending discussion about size..I have never said its wrong if you like the small and compact stuff..Good for you..But these new badboys are needed in so many ways..Not only to meet the marked, but more important, they are made to get the best out of the amazing sensor in K-1 and future cameras
So dont waste anymore energy arguing why this isnt needed because we have the good old ones...
Even old lightweight die hards like me will want to have one of these new 1.4 lenses. After all,1.4 light levels are a thing, and you want to give yourself a chance for everything. Maybe I only have one, maybe a pro will buy them all, but the point is, having the 85, the 50 and a WA large aperture lens, will give me some choice as to what i want as my emergency low light option. The more choice, the more likely you end up with a lens you'll use.
There is nothing in this world that could pry my FA 50 macro out of my hands. But would I like a nice 1.4 to compliment it? Who wouldn't?
The fact that I like the macro, doesn't mean I won't like the 50 1.4. I can like both. And why would you want a new (more expensive) version of the 3 amigos, when the old ones still do what they always did?
I really don't care to see Pentax redoing things they've already done. There's no do overs. Those lenses were designed by the designers of the day featuring the best tech of the day. Today's lenses should be today's designers who are up to date on what's possible with today's technology. The 31, 43 and 77 will always be there. Although I doubt they are still manufauring the glass. It's more likely they are assembling pre-produced lenses and when they are gone they're gone.
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Originally posted by Winder Ricoh does nothing "soonish"
. I had hoped that we would see a D-FA* 24mm first.
No kidding, this is a "field" camera. How does one have a field camera with no modern WA prime?