Matthew Miller

I use the snap-on cap from one of the Auto 110 lenses. I forget which one offhand, but it fits perfectly as a replacement for the small capthat fits on the lens hood. And it even says "Pentax" on...

That's not to say it isn't impressive, of course!

I think you're making a false assumption about the "wide open" lens. Basically, all conventional wisdom is off the table here, since this lens doesn't stop down at all, controlling exposure only...

@tkbslc I don't think you appreciate how small, light, and enjoyable these lenses are to use. I have a set of the older series, and I wouldn't trade 'em for a top-of-the line f/2.8 zoom at any...

"Best" lenses as scored by easily-measurable characteristics only -- resolution, distortion, vignetting, transmission, chromatic aberration. Sure, those things are important, but it's a remarkably...

Sharpness and CA are boring. They are only fixated on as the most important aspects of lens design because they are so easily measured, and the techie population which makes up the core audience of...

So, clearly, the kind of business model it is is "very successful".

Go for the K-30. You will not regret it.

Seconded. This hits very high on all of your requirements except "3a", the under $300 price point. It's worth stretching a little bit -- you won't regret it.

Sooo, if we use the 1.6x linear difference in sensor size between this and the Canon G1 X to compare apertures, we get:

Leica: f/3.5-f/6.4
Canon G1...

Really? The line between okay and "utterly useless" is in that one-third of a stop?

It's one of the best APS-C models. Full-frame finders will be bigger. Keep in mind that the widest aperture of the lens plays a big part too. Looking through an f/1.4 lens will be much brighter...

It's also a class of digital files. You might not like it, but there it is.

@HowaboutRAW 2.10 isn't 3.0 -- the dot isn't a decimal point.

That's true, but if you then enlarge the image to the exact same size as the non-cropped image, this is, in terms of angle of view and depth of field, exactly like using a longer focal length...

@CFynn That is typical for a software company, and actually very high for companies overall. The money is _definitely_ "going there".

How does Corel manage it? Well, aside from repeatedly going...

Here, they're just using the word "cloud" to mean "subscription software", and they're only using it because it's a more-palatable buzzword. The software is still actually installed locally, so...

$600 over five years? So, literally, a third of a dollar a day? Really, cry me a river here.

Adobe's R&D takes money, and with digital goods a subscription model makes more sense than pretending...

I don't know if you ever got an answer to this, but just in case and for future reference, the answer is yes, they are saved. And in fact you can save them separately in the different, named "USER"...

I was aware of the reports, but just wanted to add an anecdotal report of it being better in real life.