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

On Sun, May 24, 2026 at 04:23:02PM -0700, lrc@red4est.com wrote: > Which mount has the the coolest lenses available? I don't know how cool they are, but I'm perfectly happy with my mft lenses. With a 12-100 mounted on one body, and a 40-150 (with, sometimes, a 2x TC) on the other body, I've got pretty nearly the same field of view as I had with almost everything in my Pentax outfit (except for the far end of the 250-600 - I have to admit that was a pretty cool lens!), in a bag that is a whole lot easier to carry! And the Olympus M1Xes have a whole lot more bells and whistles than the K5 (which is the latest Pentax body I own).

In addition to the Hartblei PC TS 35mm f/2.8 in a PK mount, I have the ASAHI SMC Pentax Shift1:3.5/2.8 and a Fujinon SW 1:8/90 mounted on a SEIKO leaf shutter ... I think those are pretty cool. On 5/24/2026 7:23 PM, lrc@red4est.com wrote: > In at a tango festival this weekend and the photographer is shooting Sony. He has a couple of lenses that I covet. One is a 135/1.8 also a 50-150/2. > > This brings up a couple of questions. Which mount has the the coolest lenses available? But, then, for what sort of photography? > > I think that with potential we might still have an advantage in coolness per dollar. -- Aeternum vive aut conando moriere. -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.com