Originally posted by biz-engineer Waiting for the D-FA 85 1.4 is the best option IMO: first, avoid spending money into a 77ltd lens that's obsolete, and force Ricoh to release that damn 85mm prime. We should block all purchases of old lens and send a letter to ricoh saying that all Pentax costomers stop buying anything from Ricoh until they release the 85mm 1.4 and 20mm 1.8 . We have to hold Ricoh accountable.
Hm. Somehow you make it sound like a crime to be a niche player with limited resources and a less than breakneck-speed product cycle. I, for one, am grateful that Ricoh offers both the truly awesome DFA100 Macro WR and the FA77 Ldt. in their line-up, as well as the highly-capable pancake DA70 Ltd., and I see no need whatsoever to rush them to put out that DFA*85 Ltd. lens you seem to be so desperately craving until they think they can make it anything less than virtually perfect. As far as I can tell, the DFA*50 has been well worth the wait, given that they did make it virtually perfect. Maybe you should try doing some more photography with what you have instead of clamouring for "hold(ing) Ricoh accountable". Seriously, are you going to impeach them or what?
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