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They should all fit. Whether any of the DA lenses designed for APS-C would cover the FF (+SR) image frame is apparently under review. This may influence whether Pentax applies an automatic crop for DA lenses or allows the user to choose.
 
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Lenses that are officially FF (and still in the stores new)

FA 31, 43, 77 limiteds

FA 35/2, 50/1.4 and 50 macro

DFA 100 macro

new DFA* 70-200 and DFA 150-450

DA Lenses that will cover FF image circle:

DA* 55, 200, 300, and maybe some other long primes to a certain degree.

The 560 will vignette quite hard at 5.6 but seems perfectly sharp to the corners (see this )

All the old film lens are FF, obviously.
 
at the moment I can't remember wich one, but I am quiete sure one between 200* and 300* does NOT cover full frame
 
TheBees said:
at the moment I can't remember wich one, but I am quiete sure one between 200* and 300* does NOT cover full frame
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The da* 200 is a regurgitation of the fa* 200 with the same weakness's (PF) and covers the FF image circle (whether that enough for SR we will see.

the da* 300 has been tested on many FF film cameras and appears to be FF compatible
 
miles green said:
Lenses that are officially FF (and still in the stores new)

FA 31, 43, 77 limiteds

FA 35/2, 50/1.4 and 50 macro

DFA 100 macro

new DFA* 70-200 and DFA 150-450

DA Lenses that will cover FF image circle:

DA* 55, 200, 300, and maybe some other long primes to a certain degree.

The 560 will vignette quite hard at 5.6 but seems perfectly sharp to the corners (see this )
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The 560mm vignetting is not necessarily a proof it's not "full frame"; there are quite a few Canikon "full frame" lenses with a vignetting of -1EV and higher. That article was sloppy, and PF refused to correct it.

Of course, Ricoh/Pentax will perform their own tests and tell us if it's "full frame" or not.
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All the old film lens are FF, obviously.
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Alex
 
Andrew sensor size determines sr capability not image circle.
 
Alex Sarbu said:
Of course, Ricoh/Pentax will perform their own tests and tell us if it's "full frame" or not.
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Lol, one might think if they designed the lenses they should know that already without doing tests ;)
 
p1726 said:
p1726 said:
Of course, Ricoh/Pentax will perform their own tests and tell us if it's "full frame" or not.
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Lol, one might think if they designed the lenses they should know that already without doing tests ;)
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In theory, they should know. And in theory, theory and practice give the same result. In practice, they don't ;-)

Alex
 
ozdean said:
Andrew sensor size determines sr capability not image circle.

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Think you mis understand me if a sensors is 10x10 and moves 5 to support SR then lens must cover a 15x15 image circle to work with that lens+SR

A full frame lens may cover 24x36 but with SR needs to cover say (guessing) 25x37 this may cause the FF frame that was fine on film to have potentially to high vignetting to be considered suitable for a SR equipped FF body.

Though the physics add up maybe the real results will be so small that no-one notice or cares (seem to have been fine for sony with old minolta lens)

But then again we see many images from lens (especially legacy m42 and K) that are to be frank awe-full but the owners wax lyrical of their optical quality so maybe just owning the lens at fitting it to a full frame camera will make it 'ace' :D

Hope so my FA 27-70 F4 is waiting to do just that (after years of searching found one with a 'fixed' doublet)

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Alex Sarbu said:
miles green said:
Lenses that are officially FF (and still in the stores new)

FA 31, 43, 77 limiteds

FA 35/2, 50/1.4 and 50 macro

DFA 100 macro

new DFA* 70-200 and DFA 150-450

DA Lenses that will cover FF image circle:

DA* 55, 200, 300, and maybe some other long primes to a certain degree.

The 560 will vignette quite hard at 5.6 but seems perfectly sharp to the corners (see this )
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The 560mm vignetting is not necessarily a proof it's not "full frame"; there are quite a few Canikon "full frame" lenses with a vignetting of -1EV and higher. That article was sloppy, and PF refused to correct it.

Of course, Ricoh/Pentax will perform their own tests and tell us if it's "full frame" or not.
Alex Sarbu said:
All the old film lens are FF, obviously.
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Alex
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Agreed!
 
miles green said:
Lenses that are officially FF (and still in the stores new)

FA 31, 43, 77 limiteds

FA 35/2, 50/1.4 and 50 macro

DFA 100 macro

new DFA* 70-200 and DFA 150-450

DA Lenses that will cover FF image circle:

DA* 55, 200, 300, and maybe some other long primes to a certain degree.

The 560 will vignette quite hard at 5.6 but seems perfectly sharp to the corners (see this )

All the old film lens are FF, obviously.
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miles green said:
Lenses that are officially FF (and still in the stores new)

FA 31, 43, 77 limiteds

FA 35/2, 50/1.4 and 50 macro

DFA 100 macro

new DFA* 70-200 and DFA 150-450

DA Lenses that will cover FF image circle:

DA* 55, 200, 300, and maybe some other long primes to a certain degree.

The 560 will vignette quite hard at 5.6 but seems perfectly sharp to the corners (see this )

All the old film lens are FF, obviously.
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The DA40 works just fine, too!
 
Maybe dig out your K-1000, put a few DA lenses on, and see how they look. The DA 18-55 WR on an ME Super isn't half bad. Some vignetting (of course), but the corners aren't black.
 
ozdean said:
Andrew sensor size determines sr capability not image circle.
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The SR is an interesting beast.

In terms of running into the edges of the image circle, SR should work for OVF operation - as its not possible for it to be designed otherwise. ( I can bore you to tears with an explanation. )

The news is not necessarily good for video and LV applications where you are moving around and taking shots quickly, you may be operating the SR in a regime where its off axis significantly during the exposure - and running afoul of the image circle of the lens.

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Alex Sarbu said:
miles green said:
Lenses that are officially FF (and still in the stores new)

FA 31, 43, 77 limiteds

FA 35/2, 50/1.4 and 50 macro

DFA 100 macro

new DFA* 70-200 and DFA 150-450

DA Lenses that will cover FF image circle:

DA* 55, 200, 300, and maybe some other long primes to a certain degree.

The 560 will vignette quite hard at 5.6 but seems perfectly sharp to the corners (see this )
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The 560mm vignetting is not necessarily a proof it's not "full frame"; there are quite a few Canikon "full frame" lenses with a vignetting of -1EV and higher. That article was sloppy, and PF refused to correct it.

Of course, Ricoh/Pentax will perform their own tests and tell us if it's "full frame" or not.
Alex Sarbu said:
All the old film lens are FF, obviously.
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Alex
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Agreed. I was just stating fact.

If i had the FF and the 560, i would not hesitate to use them together!

Besides, the vignetting might be due to the lens hood. The Nagler Petzval design of the lens is known (in the astro community) for its compatibility with large imaging sensors.
 
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