Originally posted by H. Sapiens The price in Denmark will be so high it is taboo to ever mention it.
I can't look at that price and not start imagining what I would by first if I had that to spend.
But on the other hand, there have been times in the last few years when I could have bought it on a whim. So, never say never.
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Originally posted by Mistral75 Beware though, the MTF of the Zeiss lens are measured whereas those of the Pentax lens are calculated and don't take diffraction into account (as specified by themselves). So let's wait and see.
The test charts from measurements are so inconsistent from site to site on the same lenses, I'm not absolutely certain how relevant they are either.
The only test that counts is your lenses on your cameras. Especially since when lenses are close, sample variation determines which tests better. IMHO for lenses that test within 200 lw/ph on a K-1 or K-3, other factors besides MTF should be the determining factor, like CA control, etc. I know a lot claim bragging rights if a lens is 50 lw/ph better, but that just shows they really don't understand the subtleties of the discussion.
For lenses that are really close on the spec sheet within 150 lw/ph, the chance of a copy you buy from one manufacturer being better than a competing lens will be 50/50, depending on how the other qualities you desire pan out.
On a K-1 or K-3 150 lw/ph is aprox. .05%. People will tell you they can see that in a final image. Don't listen to them, they can't. (They can however if they know which is which in advance. It's rare when a person is comparing, that a person doesn't like an image that they didn't have a bias for before the comparison. There's reason for blind test producing vastly different results from the comparison by someone who favours one lens over the others.)
I went through this with the DAF* 50 1.4 and the competing Zeiss, they are very close, but I prefer the DFA's out of focus rendering, it is significant. The resolution difference if any is not.
But it wasn't a blind test.