I expect it will be bigger and heavier as well. (Plus I like to focus
portraits manually, the camera is too stupid to be allowed to do that.
SDM, hell autofocus is wasted under those circumstances).
Adam Maas wrote:
> It's on the roadmap ;-)
>
> Well, in DA* 55/1.4 SDM form.
>
> -Adam
>
>
> P. J. Alling wrote:
>
>> I've been wishing that Pentax made an A version of the 55mm f1.8. That
>> would make for a nearly perfect 85mm equivalent portrait lens for the
>> APS crop cameras.
>>
>> Jim King wrote:
>>
>>> Adam Maas wrote Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:24:24 -0800:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Both of these lenses have been available in the past in F mount, with
>>>> excellent reputations. The 40/2 is not one I'd pick over the 43,
>>>> but the
>>>> 58 is very intersting as it duplicates a standard 35mm length that's
>>>> mostly been ignored of late (the 85). Note that Pentax will also be
>>>> filling these shoes with the DA* 55mm f1.4 SDM due next year. A 50 is
>>>> noticably shorter on 1.5x crop bodies.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I have the original Ultron 40/2 SL in M42 mount - got it for use on a
>>> Bessaflex TL body. It's a very well-made lens, all metal in black
>>> and silver (not all-black like the new Version II), and it has very
>>> smooth focusing. On film it's a bit soft and vignettes very slightly
>>> wide open but it's very good at the middle apertures. While I don't
>>> know that the new version is the same as the old one, the specs look
>>> the same. As it can't be stopped down manually when used with my M42-
>>> K adapter ring on digital I don't know how it performs on APS-C
>>> format. Maybe I'll try some shots wide open to see how it does.
>>>
>>> I agree that the 58/1.4 sounds more interesting on digital. It'll be
>>> interesting to see how it performs.
>>>
>>> Regards, Jim
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
>
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