Originally posted by yipchunyu The road map is very similar to the old one except the new super tele.
So, somehow, the DA's lens road map seems finalize (may add 11-16 DA* in the future).
How well does it compare to others?
What do you think ?
I think that they have the best lens lineup available for users of cropped-format cameras and a severely-lacking lineup for full-frame cameras. Which basically is the reverse of Canon and Nikon, who still haven't filled most of the holes that opened up when they introduced the smaller sensor.
That said, I think they need to add a super-wide option (9mm rectilinear prime) to serve as a 14mm does in the larger format. Follow that with some longer telephoto primes and more fast DA* short primes like the 30 and 55 and I think they've got everything you could ask for.
I'm still scratching my head over the lack of a Pentax version of the 11-16. Hopefully they'll permit Tokina to make one.
As for the 15mm pricing, I expect it to fall between the DA 21mm and the DA35 macro in price. Just a guess.
Will