No actually there is a 40mm f2.8 Ltd., designed specifically for the APS format digital cameras. It's mostly an update of the old 40mm pancake lens, looks to be the same optical formula with new coatings and a lens barrel with no aperture ring.
Inet Shopper wrote: >>You can probably afford the 40 limited. It's very cheap (About 2/3rds >>the cost of a new FA 35/2 here in Canada) >> >> > >If you mean the 43/1.9, it's currently US$370 after rebate at B&H online, while >the FA 35/2 is US$300 (but out of stock). Does your Canadian store have a >website? I'd like to take a look. > > > >>Sigma 20/1.8. Massive, soft wide open, and expensive. >> >> > >OK I stand corrected. This IS a fast ultrawide lens. However, size and price >rule it out for me. > > > >>Yes, Auto flash works just fine, however the Pentax module is for TTL >>use (Your Canon doesn't do TTL at all, just Auto Aperture flash). The >>flash would need to have an Auto Thyristor mode with a non-dedicated >>shoe. It also needs to be low voltage trigger (sub-12v). >> >> > > > >>-Adam >> >> > >So I can just buy a standard (non-dedicated) module for the flash to use it >with a K100D? I believe the flash has a thyristor, as it recharges more quickly >when manually set to fire at less than full power. Voltage-wise, Kevin Bjorke's >strobe voltage page indicates the Sunpak 30DX puts out 4.6-10.4V, so no >problem. > >Thanks for the comprehensive replies, by the way. Much appreciated! >Benjamin > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > > > -- Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. --Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
