I wouldn't call them cheap APS-C bodies. The *istD was probably the second most expensive Pentax SLR of all time. All of the bodies cost more or as much as recent Pentax film cameras. And they're all rather well made. As far as using the lenses as intended is concerned, they work exactly as intended. They merely crop differently. So my FA 35/2 is now a nice normal, my FA 50/1.4 gives me the performance of an $800 77/1.9 Limited at a fraction of the cost. I think that's what God had in mind when he created those lenses:-)). Paul Paul On Aug 23, 2006, at 5:19 PM, Tom C wrote:
> The lens and shutter release are also irrelevant on their own. :-) > > The issue for those of us who like to whine and bellyache about the > lack of > a FF sensor body for our legacy non-DA lenses is not one of an APS- > C sensor > being inherently of lesser quality, it's one of our not being able > to use > the lenses as intended. > > It's aggravated by the likely fact that as sensor prices continue > to drop, > it would be economically feasible at least for Pentax to produce a > FF body. > Whether that makes good profit sense after having saturated the > market with > cheap APS-C bodies is another question. > > > Tom C. > > "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or > numbered." > > > > > > > >> From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: CF v SD Cards >> Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:55:49 -0400 >> >> That's not entirely true, but we'll let it pass. >> >> Bob W wrote: >> >>> That's not really true. Smaller film formats than 35mm did not take >>> over from 35mm film. Just because a digital sensor is smaller than a >>> 35mm frame doesn't mean that it is lower quality. Really the size of >>> the sensor is irrelevant on its own. >>> >>> -- >>> Cheers, >>> Bob >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> not sure really. But it follows an historical trend: people prefer >>>> little & less quality than bigger & better quality. >>>> I expect this to continue... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> -- >> >> Its easy to understand why the cat has eclipsed the dog as modern >> America's >> favorite pet. People like pets to possess the same qualities they >> do. Cats >> are irresponsible and recognize no authority, yet are completely >> dependent >> on others for their material needs. Cats cannot be made to do >> anything >> useful. Cats are mean for the fun of it >> >> P. J. O'Rourke >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
