I just found out that Samyang makes a 135 f/2 in K-mount. I don't have any specific need for that focal length and speed, though if it was autofocus it could be nice for photographing musicians. It's just about one stop between and 85/1.4 and a 200/2.8 in length and speed, so in reality I'd be better off just cropping down my 85/1.4. But, shiny! -- Larry Colen lrc@red4est.com sent from ret13est

On Thu, Feb 01, 2024 at 01:16:05PM -0800, Larry Colen wrote: > I just found out that Samyang makes a 135 f/2 in K-mount. > > I don't have any specific need for that focal length and speed, though if it was autofocus it could be nice for photographing musicians. It's just about one stop between and 85/1.4 and a 200/2.8 in length and speed, so in reality I'd be better off just cropping down my 85/1.4. But, shiny! I'd guess you'd probably be better off putting a 1.4x TC behind your 85/1.4 than using a lens that sells for about the same price as the TC, no matter how shiny ... (Ricoh show the HD PENTAX-DA AF REAR CONVERTER 1.4x AW as being compatible with the HD PENTAX D-FA* 85mmF1.4ED)

> On Feb 1, 2024, at 2:16 PM, John Francis <johnf@panix.com> wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 01, 2024 at 01:16:05PM -0800, Larry Colen wrote: >> I just found out that Samyang makes a 135 f/2 in K-mount. >> >> I don't have any specific need for that focal length and speed, though if it was autofocus it could be nice for photographing musicians. It's just about one stop between and 85/1.4 and a 200/2.8 in length and speed, so in reality I'd be better off just cropping down my 85/1.4. But, shiny! > > I'd guess you'd probably be better off putting a 1.4x TC behind your 85/1.4 than using a lens that sells for about the same price as the TC, no matter how shiny ... I'd be even better off saving my money, especially when I hardly have any chance to play with cameras these days. > (Ricoh show the HD PENTAX-DA AF REAR CONVERTER 1.4x AW as being compatible with the HD PENTAX D-FA* 85mmF1.4ED) I picked up an FA* 85/1.4 on ebay for less than a third of what the dfa 85 costs. There's a long whinge to be had about how few new Pentax lenses there are, and that they seem to have been designed in conjunction with Gold's Gym and a consortium of finance companies. -- Larry Colen lrc@red4est.com sent from ret13est

Bwahahaha ... You KNOW you're gonna' buy it so why resist? On 2/1/2024 6:03 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > >> On Feb 1, 2024, at 2:16 PM, John Francis <johnf@panix.com> wrote: >> >> On Thu, Feb 01, 2024 at 01:16:05PM -0800, Larry Colen wrote: >>> I just found out that Samyang makes a 135 f/2 in K-mount. >>> >>> I don't have any specific need for that focal length and speed, though if it was autofocus it could be nice for photographing musicians. It's just about one stop between and 85/1.4 and a 200/2.8 in length and speed, so in reality I'd be better off just cropping down my 85/1.4. But, shiny! >> >> I'd guess you'd probably be better off putting a 1.4x TC behind your 85/1.4 than using a lens that sells for about the same price as the TC, no matter how shiny ... > > I'd be even better off saving my money, especially when I hardly have any chance to play with cameras these days. > >> (Ricoh show the HD PENTAX-DA AF REAR CONVERTER 1.4x AW as being compatible with the HD PENTAX D-FA* 85mmF1.4ED) > > I picked up an FA* 85/1.4 on ebay for less than a third of what the dfa 85 costs. > > There's a long whinge to be had about how few new Pentax lenses there are, and that they seem to have been designed in conjunction with Gold's Gym and a consortium of finance companies. > > -- > Larry Colen > lrc@red4est.com sent from ret13est > > > -- Vivere in aeternum aut mori conatur -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.com