On 3/30/08, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Adam Maas" > Subject: Re: DA35/2.8 Macro Samples (unofficial) > > > > >> > > >> There is a 30mm lens on the roadmap, what speed it turns out to be is > >> anyone's guess. I'd be > >> willing to bet it will be ~f/2.4 though, based on recent prime lens > offerings. > >> For me, this is not really a fast lens. > >> I have both the 31/1.8 and A and FA 35/2 lenses, neither is as fast as I > would like. > >> I really like f/1.4ish standard lenses. > >> I am pretty sure I am in a minority though. > >> > >> > >> William Robb > >> > > > > It's a DA* and the only other DA* short prime on the horizon is the > > 55mm f1.4 SDM. I'm expecting similar specs for this one (otherwise > > just buy the 31 Limited). > > > Apparently, you missed the part where I already have a 31, but would really > like a faster prime > in that range. > I couldn't wait for the 55, and so bought the Nokton 58, which is a > wonderful lens. > > > William Robb >
No, I didn't. I was making a general comment about buying the 31 (from Pentax's point of view). I expect the 30 to be an f1.4 like the DA* 55mm f1.4 SDM. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
