Partly a marketing strategy, I guess, but they do make a very good zoom lens. The FA 24-90mm, which will fill in all the gaps for us in one lens. According to the folks here that have it, it's a fine performer, indeed.
Len --- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Knut Knut" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 1:59 PM Subject: Why are there no rpimes between 50 and 77mm? > Looking at the availlable prime lenses I noticed that these are extremely > closely spaced from ultra wide to 55mm, but then there is a jump, for most > producers (Canon, Nikon) straight to 85mm, Pentax to 77mm: > > Availlable for PK: > 15mm/17mm/20mm/24mm/28mm/31mm/35mm/43mm/50mm/55mm > > Then they are closely spaced again: > 77mm/85mm/90mm/100mm/105mm/120mm/135mm > > > Why are there no primes in the range between 55 and 77mm? > > I actually more than once missed a lens in the close tele range: > Something like 1.8/60 or 1.8/65 > > What do others feel about this? > Does anyone know if there are special problems constructing such lenses? > > Knut > > ________________________________________________________________ _ > Downloaden Sie MSN Explorer kostenlos unter http://explorer.msn.de/intl.asp > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
