I'm not sure that's correct ... I'll have to check the diameter of my Leica glass. It seems to me that the lenses for my Leica, compared to the same focal length/aperture of my Pentax glass, are smaller.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Adam Maas > Because you need a 35.7mm diameter front element for a 50mm f1.4, or a > 41.6mm front element for a 50mm f1.2. > > Why couldn't they make a smaller 50/1.4? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net