On Sep 29, 2006, at 7:49 AM, Bertil Holmberg wrote: > What are the chances for a really wide compact lens? > > I've got the DA 21mm F3.2AL Limited which is 155 grams, while the DA > 14/f2.8 is 420 grams (+hood) large. > It would be nice with something lighter and more compact now that the > K10D will be almost 800 grams ;-) > > Would a smaller super wide lens be possible at all? Not having to > cover the wide field of 36mm film would make the design easier, > wouldn't it?
Well, the DA14/2.8 is already smaller and 30% lighter than the Nikon 14mm f/2.8 (which covers 24x36 mm), never mind half the price. If you want speed, you will have size and weight to go along with a short focal length lens like this. If there was a market for an f/4.5 ultrawide in this range, it could be smaller and lighter ... Personally, I doubt it. I would love to see a 16mm f/2.8 lens on the same order of size and weight as the DA21/3.2, and (my dream) a DA28/2 Limited that's the same size too. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
