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Do we really need/want updated DA★ lenses?

Started Oct 27, 2020 | Polls thread
SungiBr
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Re: Do we really need/want updated DA★ lenses?
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James O'Neill wrote:

SungiBr wrote:

I hope the next update be DA* 50-135.

Then go to primes: DA*300 f4 and DA* 55.

But please Ricoh, don't take forever to do it.

I'm curious. What do you want changed with the DA* 300 ?

On these lenses, mostly mechanical design and af, as they are good lenses optically.

The 16-50 is an extreme example of an updated lens. Ricoh probably made a completely new lens from scratch.

But most of the first generation DA* lenses are finer lenses that happens to have a not so good af system. They just isn't as fast or reliable as the competition's.

For example, I think that by updating just the autofocus on a good lens like the DA*300 will round up the system without spending to much money, and make pentax a much more attractive option for those that still want to invest in a DSLR

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