The full-frame 14/2.8's are monsters in comparion to the DA. Both in cost, size and weight. And the DA is as good or better than any of them on cropped bodies.
-Adam Shel Belinkoff wrote: > True - however, it's faster as well as smaller and lighter. If one were to > consider that it's wider as well, an argument can be made that the lenses > are getting smaller. I'm sure a 14/2.8 made in the days of the 15/3.5 > would have been larger and heavier than the 15mm, or a 15mm/3.5 made today > might be both smaller and lighter than the earlier 15/3.5 > > Still, it would be nice to see both smaller and lighter lenses - and faster > lenses as well - and maybe even better quality lenses at lower prices, and > all in black, and better lens hoods, and better > > Shel > > > >> [Original Message] >> From: William Robb > >> I'm quite happy with the 14/2.8, though >> I wish lenses were getting smaller rather >> than larger. The 14/2.8 isn't much smaller >> than the 15/3.5, though it is lighter. > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
