Technically, it is. It is known to cover 35mm though, and several on the list use it successfully on film. It does lack an aperture ring, limiting it to program and shutter priority modes only on bodies which can't set aperture manually from the body.
-Adam J. C. O'Connell wrote: > Sorry for my error, isnt this a APS only format lens? > jco > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Adam Maas > Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 11:58 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Well, that's it, I cracked. > > Well, except for the 40mm f2.8 DA Limited Pancake, you know? Essentially > > the exact same lens in AF form? > > -Adam > > > J. C. O'Connell wrote: > >>The pankcake 40mm F2.8 M lens is just another example >>Of a lens where there is NO NEW EQUIV. >>These lenses should be fully supported as you cant >>Even buy a new one like it if you wanted to. >>joc >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > > Of > >>gfen >>Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:02 AM >>To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>Subject: Re: Well, that's it, I cracked. >> >>On Sat, 7 Oct 2006, Adam Maas wrote: >> >> >>>DA Limiteds are already here. 21 f3.2 Pancake, 40 f2.8 Pancake and the >> >> >>>70 f2.4 Pancake due any moment. The 40 is quite cheap ($300CDN), the >>>other two are more money, but still a lot cheaper than FA limiteds. >> >> >>The downside is I don't want "pancake" lenses, I want larger units > > with > >>some holding space on 'em. And I want that 21mm faster than 3.2. I'd >>trade >>off the "pancake" ability for another 1.5 or 2 stops of speed at the >>same >>price point, but what do I know? I mostly make this up as I go > > along... > >>As for a 70/2.4? Eh, whatever. An FA50/1.4 will probably be under cost >>and >>1.33 stops faster. Again, maybe the little pancake thing appeals to >>someone, somewhere, but it ain't me. >> >>Its the right direction, but not what I'm looking for exactly (then >>again, >>what I'm mostly looking for is something to complain about). >> >> >> > > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
