On 7 September 2012 13:39, Boris Liberman <bori...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 9/5/2012 6:18 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> There was the lens shown along with the K-01 that had the rear >> element that extended back into what would be the mirror box. I >> suspect we'll see that lens announced, and that it'll be around 20mm, >> f/1.8 or faster. If they can pull out a 20mm f/1, it'll have similar >> depth of field to a 30/1.4 or a 50/2.4. >> >> I'm going to throw a wild one out and say that if Pentax does >> announce a "full frame", i.e. 24x36mm sensor, it'll be mirrorless, >> like the K-01, and that the lens I described above, will work on it. > > > I've been said more than once that I have rather powerful imagination. But > you certainly have me pinned down here, Larry. I could only try to imagine > the size of the front element of the 20/1 lens that will in fact cover full > frame on K-mount camera...
Boris, It would be for a mirrorless camera, so it wouldn't be a retrofocus design (thus the rear element protruding into the "mirror" box. —M. \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- 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.