Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
On Sep 21, 2005, at 1:22 PM, Toralf Lund wrote:
At last count, there are 12 Pentax brand primes between 14mm and
135mm listed at B&H Photo:
I think we have discussed this before: Different distributors and/ or
importer's versions of the lens lineup seem to differ quite a bit.
For instance, many do not include a normal (as in 50mm) lens other
than the D-FA 1:2.8 macro, and (clearly related) do not have a
single low-cost prime.
B&H Photo sells worldwide, and I listed from their website rather
than from Pentax websites due to the discrepancies in the latter.
Good decision, I think.
People on this list have expressed doubts about whether anyone can
deliver the FA50/1.4. It certainly leaves a hole if it's gone...
For a D/DS/DL camera, the 31/1.8 ($875), 35/2 ($300) or 28/2.8 ($225)
would all be considered normal lenses.
A 50mm lens is a portrait telephoto;
This thread is about future cameras, though, and the post you responded
to mentioned full-frame sensors. But yes, I think it was full-frame *or*
more primes...
B&H sell the Pentax-A50/2 for $70 new. I didn't include that one in
my list.
That's more like it... The thing is, I smiled to myself (because I
wouldn't have to give nearly as much for a zoom for my cameras) the
other day when I overheard a discussion in about how much you had to pay
for a decent Canon zoom in a camera shop - and subsequently did a brief
check that confirmed what they were saying. Then, however, I found that
the same shop lists 3 Canon EF primes on their web site, and they all
cost less than anything offered by Pentax.
- Toralf
