Quote: Whilst we are talking about the ever increasing size of lenses.......
Pentax "sort of announces" a new 50mm F1.4 lens, it's bigger, better and no doubt will have a bigger and better price tag!
Why they started with another 50mm is a bit of a surprise as they have quite a few at around that focal length already, the 55mm F1.4 hasn't been that long for this world. It will be no doubt very welcome to K1 shooters who are discovering the benefits of Pentax's pixel shift technology.......
Keep them coming Pentax!
http://news.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/rim_info...14597.html
The 55/1.4 is officially an APS-C lens anyway, though one "with benefits".
They, sorta, can't really tell the users "our lineup is so barren that you have to use a lens officially not meant for that format as a stopgap", so getting at least a 35/50/85 f/1.4 trinity in place should be their first priority after putting up the f/2.8 zoom trinity (and they kinda, sorta did that... with a little help from their friends
). I heard something about the 85/1.4 being the next in line. And since the MP evolution isn't likely to stop at 36, they're making sure the K-1 II (42 megapixels at the very least...) isn't going to contend with lenses whose performance limit is exhausted. It's a good idea - and financially beneficial for the gyms and manual therapists too.
