On 03/09/06, Jostein Øksne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Then tell me, guys, > Why are the medium format optics so much larger for corresponding > focal lengths and max apertures?
The long lenses aren't, I had a 400/4 for my 67, it didn't taper much as the back end used the external bayonet but the front end was no bigger than a 400/4 in any format. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net