Originally posted by KjetilH Hopefully, the 85/1.4 is priced to be a good alternative to Canon and Nikons 85/1.8 lenses. As it features HSM and a larger aperture, it may not, but I do still hope.
I hope this too. Recently I have started to think about leaving Pentax and going back to Canon, simply because I couldn't find acceptable replacement (in terms of money and optical quality) for my belowed canon 85 f1.8 USM. Well, I can say now that Sigma gave me the hope and a lot to thing about. It is really a shame that Pentax never came to idea to reproduce another 85mm lense based on the great optical design of the old manual lenses. I find this the biggest Pentax flaw in current lense offer. I know that there is 77mm f 1.8, but it costs a fortune. And, there is no USM/SDM too.