wpoupore Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Last fall I was looking over the lenses listed on the Pentax web site. At that time it included many pre- DA lenses. With the body and lens announcements last week I went back to the Pentax site to see what new info they had posted. The good news is that Pentax now has 16 DA lenses listed. (By comparison Nikon's site shows 10 DX lenses) The bad news is that almost all the other lenses are gone. There are still three FA Limited lenses, two D FA Macro lenses, and the FA 50 1.4, but all the other lenses are gone. Does this put to rest any doubts that Pentax is fully committed to crop bodies and has no plans for a FF camera. http://www.pentaxslr.com/lenses Here is the complete list of lenses: DA* 16-50mm DA* 50-135mm DA* 200mm DA* 300mm DA 10-17mm DA 12-24mm DA 16-45mm DA 18-55mm II DA 18-250mm DA 50-200mm DA 55-300mm DA 14mm DA 21mm Limited DA 35mm Macro Limited DA 40mm Limited DA 70mm Limited D FA 50mm Macro D FA 100mm Macro FA 50mm F1.4 FA 31mm Limited FA 43mm Limited FA 77mm Limited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlkphoto Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 "Does this put to rest any doubts that Pentax is fully committed to crop bodies and has no plans for a FF camera?" You might want to look a Nikon for an answer to that. I'll bet that you'll see a ton of new Pentax lenses for full frame in the future. Pentax wants to sell you new hardware, just like Nikon, Canon, Sony.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gib Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 I am finding my old FA 28-80 does good work on my K10D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserere_mei Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 I'd love Pentax to release a FF camera and new FF lenses...so that eBay prices for FA lenses would become realistic for used gear. At the current prices, you'd think the lenses were gold plated. Just try getting an FA 24mm f/2; they used to go for $350 at B&H, on eBay I've seen them sell for well over $500. OK, OK, I apologise. Rant over! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_kuhne Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 That's right, WJ, the FF lenses are fine on a DSLR. Which FA 28-80? I know the first one really is quite good, as recently proved by Hin Man here recently. FF digital, as can be seen with Canon and now Nikon, is expensive and appeals to a very limited market. My FF shooting cameras are my beautiful Pentax film models, which do a fine job. I can see replacing some of these FA lens models with new DA's having a different wide to long FL, but no need to replace others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyinca Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 My 2 cents. Pentax can only be as fully committed to crop bodies as Nikon Can be. Somewhere in time, Nikon has to put a FF body at their D300 $1800 price. What is interesting is when all these Nikon and Canon FF "used" bodies get old and drop to $1000 or so. Don't get rid of your FA lens just yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserere_mei Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Don't listen to Tommy! Get rid of all of them!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyinca Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Yes, don't listen is better. Do you happen to have a good 24/2 FA to get rid of for $350? Please send it my way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fg1123 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 and try getting a 80-200 2.8 althoug pentax just released 4 or 5 new lenses most 2.8 i think it was a 200mm f2.8 , 300mm f4, a new 18 - 55, a 35mm f2.8 macro and i thnk a 55- 300 f4-5.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trw Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 How many of the DA lenses are F2 or faster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserere_mei Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Don't send the FA 24mm f/2 Tommy's way! Send it MY MAY!!!!! (I'll take it off your hands for just $200!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmanamey Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 well, as long as people are bidding lenses..... I can get that FA 24mm out of your way for a minimum of trouble at $200! We're more trustworthy - we're in the heartland!! Have pity on me. I'm in the middle of a barely interesting state. My LBA is in full force, and our $$ has to go to the coming fam reunion in the only state uglier than ours.... OH. At least it's cooler in Aug than we will be.... and we really really really NNEEEEED a new lens for the driving we'll be doing in MI. c'mon.... PITY ME!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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