Yes, I forget the macro lenses/didn't read the sybject line carefully - obviously. I guess these two macro lenses are exceptions. So, for short facal lengths (below 100mm ??) there's still a need for "optimized for digital"? Not for longerr focal lengths (above 100mm)?? Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
-----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 12. januar 2005 19:05 Til: Jens Bladt Emne: Re: SMC D FA 100mm Macro f2.8 (er, and hello) Hello Jens, You are incorrect on this front. There are DA lenses that are sized for APS sized sensors and there are D-FA lenses that are full frame optimized for digital. The new macros are D-FA lenses, so can be used on film cameras. Most manufacturers are building the APS sized lenses just on the really wide end to deal with size and cost. On the longer end, there is not much need to do so. -- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, January 12, 2005, 8:43:11 AM, you wrote: JB> Welcome to the world of PDML! JB> I don't know much about the D series lenses. But "optimised to digital" JB> means, the the light hits the screen/CCD/film close to perpendicular to the JB> optic axis. The reason is that CCD's don't like if the light hits the JB> surface any other way. Unlike film. JB> D lenses will not make a picture (circle shaped) big enough for a full frame JB> format (24x36). So, don't use DA lenses on the PZ-1. FA lenses can be used JB> with a digital body, but it's not perfect. I do it all the time, though. JB> Actaully I don't own any "optimised for digtal lenses for my *ist D - yet. JB> Jens Bladt JB> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] JB> http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt JB> -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- JB> Fra: David Wheatley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] JB> Sendt: 12. januar 2005 13:15 JB> Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net JB> Emne: SMC D FA 100mm Macro f2.8 (er, and hello) JB> Hi Pentax-folk, JB> I'm new to the list (so hello ...) and will bore you to death with what JB> pentax gear I own/use/have owned/love/hate/dropped another time. JB> Meanwhile, has anybody got any information about the new SMC-D FA 100mm JB> macro lens? I know all about the SMC-A and SMC-FA 100mm 2.8 (which are JB> wonderful) but I like the look of the new one, especially that it's tiny JB> compared with the FA. It also looks like Pentax are going to price it JB> competitively, as I've seen it offered for $564 US already. JB> What I'd like to know - is it optically as good as the A and FA 100mm f2.8 JB> macros? Has anybody seen/tried one? Heard reports? It *seems* to have the JB> same optical formula and focus system, but to have been 'optimised for JB> digital'. JB> I checked the archive, but expect there was a thread on this last year. If JB> so, sorry .. JB> David Wheatley JB> Southampton UK
