All of the limited primes are still in production and faster than f2, and according to that Pentax Japan list, a number of other primes are still available as well. You can still order an FA 50/1.4 from B&H. The new DA 16-45 is a constant aperture zoom, and a very good one to boot. Paul
> > They don't dominate. Primes are still in the 2-2.8 range. Take a look at > Boz's page; > > > I looked at Boz's page yesterday. Seems that almost every lens except the > DA has been discontinued or is out of production. Only SIX primes are > shown as being in production (if i counted right), and eleven zooms. All > but one of the zooms is faster than an F4.0, and that's a 3.5. I don't > think there was a constant aperture in the bunch. > > Primes in the 2.0 - 2.8 range are certainly slow, at least by the standards > of some people. > > How depressing. > > > Shel >
