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Who has the coolest lenses?

LC
Larry Colen
Tue, May 26, 2026 4:53 PM

Because on the K-1 it is unusually wide and fast.  On mft it is just
unusually large.

I suppose you also object to other metricless ratings as "creamiest
bokeh", and "best UI"?

I can't measure why my 77 gives me such wonderful photos, that doesn't
mean that discussing it is nonsense.

On 2026-05-26 09:40, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:

Why? What makes that 11mm f/4 so cool on the K1 such that it isn't on
mFT? Is it cooler than the Voigtländer Heliar-HyperWide 10mm f/5.6
which even works on the Hasselblad 44x33 mm format (as well as on 35FF,
mFT, and APS-C formats)? The notion of a metric-less rating like
"coolness" is just literally non-sense.

G

No matter where you go, you aren't where you were.

On May 26, 2026, at 8:35 AM, lrc@red4est.com wrote:

Yeah, but an 11mm/4 that works on my k1 isn't nearly as cool on my
mft.

On May 26, 2026 2:48:59 AM PDT, Steve Cottrell cotty@seeingeye.tv
wrote:

That’s an easy one to answer: anyone who shoots MFT, and for any sort
of photography.

I could ask anyone on this list if I could borrow their best lens,
and doubtless there will be an adapter for MFT - no fettling
involved.

Of course, whether or not you would trust me with your pride and joy
is entirely another matter ;-)

Cotty

On 25 May 2026, at 00:23, lrc@red4est.com wrote:

This brings up a couple of questions. Which mount has the the
coolest lenses available? But, then, for what sort of photography?

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Because on the K-1 it is unusually wide and fast. On mft it is just unusually large. I suppose you also object to other metricless ratings as "creamiest bokeh", and "best UI"? I can't measure why my 77 gives me such wonderful photos, that doesn't mean that discussing it is nonsense. On 2026-05-26 09:40, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Why? What makes that 11mm f/4 so cool on the K1 such that it isn't on > mFT? Is it cooler than the Voigtländer Heliar-HyperWide 10mm f/5.6 > which even works on the Hasselblad 44x33 mm format (as well as on 35FF, > mFT, and APS-C formats)? The notion of a metric-less rating like > "coolness" is just literally non-sense. > > G > — > No matter where you go, you aren't where you were. > > >> On May 26, 2026, at 8:35 AM, lrc@red4est.com wrote: >> >> Yeah, but an 11mm/4 that works on my k1 isn't nearly as cool on my >> mft. >> >> On May 26, 2026 2:48:59 AM PDT, Steve Cottrell <cotty@seeingeye.tv> >> wrote: >>> That’s an easy one to answer: anyone who shoots MFT, and for any sort >>> of photography. >>> >>> I could ask anyone on this list if I could borrow their best lens, >>> and doubtless there will be an adapter for MFT - no fettling >>> involved. >>> >>> Of course, whether or not you would trust me with your pride and joy >>> is entirely another matter ;-) >>> >>> Cotty >>> >>>> On 25 May 2026, at 00:23, lrc@red4est.com wrote: >>>> >>>> This brings up a couple of questions. Which mount has the the >>>> coolest lenses available? But, then, for what sort of photography? > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- Larry Colen LRC@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc