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Do we really need/want updated DA★ lenses?

Started Oct 27, 2020 | Polls thread
bob5050 Senior Member • Posts: 2,948
Re: Do we really need/want updated DA★ lenses?
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PocketPixels wrote:

Several reactions in the main K-3 Mark III news have mentioned a keen desire for new DA★ 16–50mm and/or DA★ 50–135mm lenses.[...]

I'm one of the ones looking for a new 16-50mm. The arguments for the new DA* 16-50mm are these:

  • The optical formula didn't seem to generally impress as star level. Too many comparative reviews ranked it as not really worth the price differential between it and the Sigma 17-50mm (which I finally got).
  • While the initial SDM problems appear to be been addressed, it's still not in the class of Pentax's current in-lens drive mechanisms. I think the K-3iii will really shine with a modern fast-focusing lens.

But I added no vote. Upgrade needs have to be determined by lens, not by lens line.

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bob5050
I just hope that everyone who's complained about the K-3iii delay actually buys one. One wonders, otherwise, about the sincerity of their complaints.

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