They are, Pentax doesn't guarantee the results from this lens, but it seems to be the same as the M 40mm in most respects optically, though slightly optimized to give better sharpness in the center of the image circle.
J. C. O'Connell wrote: >I thought those were FA. My bad. >jco > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >P. J. Alling >Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 2:13 PM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: Re: Well, that's it, I cracked. > >Actually it appears that it's one of the lenses that covers the full >35mm format without vignetting > >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). >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > -- Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. --Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
