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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors 03-14-2017, 05:22 AM  
D-FA* 85mm f1.4 also coming
Posted By robbiec
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Guys / Gals - you must all stop and read this ref the Lens design philosophy that Pentax are currently working to - D-FA Series Lens - The DFA* are no holds barred designs that will measure well against the typical opposite number in the competition line up whereas the FA Limited's are classed and designed to a separate brief; so put the 31, 43, 77 to one side - a specialised category.

@Sandy, very nice work with the 85 :)
Forum: Pentax News and Rumors 02-25-2017, 06:20 PM  
D-FA* 85mm f1.4 also coming
Posted By robbiec
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Bargain if it is going toe to toe with the Zeiss OTUS 1.4/85 :), You must remember that Pentax have and should do now, regard themselves as being a premium optic manufacturer and have gone after and bettered Zeiss in the past. It is just that until recently their design philosophy has been to make smaller more discrete designs which bring a different set of compromises. It looks that under Ricoh, that the designers have been told to go for all out optical brilliance and not be constrained by size restrictions in the D FA* line which follows the previous FA* and A* series. So high resolution, high contrast (something I believe that some of the Sigma designs are weaker with) and smooth OOF rendering are the name of the game now. With these new design goals, size will increase and probably price. €2,499 might be a bit high but the OTUS 1.4/85 is in the region of €4,000 so perhaps...
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