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Agreed, this place needs a lot more of this attitude and much less of the trolling toxicity! :)

New releases of quality products are great news for everyone who loves photography.

Yes and the whole camera industry before was focused on consumer level products. Cellphones largely killed that segment and now ILCs are for enthusiasts/pros and priced as such. Not to mention...

New releases from all manufacturers cost more than older gear, everyone knows this and like the others prices will drop down to a more palatable level in a matter of months. Early adopters pay the...

@Kirnbichler the two lenses have completely different optical designs. One is a 10 year old Tokina design (14 elements) and the other is a brand new Pentax design (16 elements). If you are not...

Its looking like quite the improvement, comparisons here between the old and new version show the differences clearly: http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/products/star_lens/special/sp_da16-50/

I never claimed that, but not all DSLR lenses are huge either, hence why Pentax still has many fans who love their compact and unique Limited lenses.

I would love a DFA*50 in theory, but I don't...

You are comparing a 1.2 vs 1.4, and lets be honest is it really much, much better as you describe? Or just a little better in some areas and a little worse in others? Right not such a gulf after...

Like all Pentax products, the launch price is high but comparable with other lenses of same tier (at their launch). You can certainly expect it to drop by hundreds of dollars and stabilize at a...

Lets see...a new optical formula, AF system and coatings...those seem like pretty outstanding differences

@BrentSchumer Not sure what you have against Pentax, but clearly you feel threatened by them to continue posting bs on every Pentax thread, like too many others here. DPreview has just become a...

It is a completely new design, with a different optical formula and new AF system. Check your facts before you spread disinformation. The pricing is also comparable with top shelf APS-C zooms from...

All three Limited lenses are wonderful, compact, beautifully built and have special character and rendering. Let us not forget these designs are from the "Film Age" (the FA in the name) that have...

Ahhh yes the aforementioned "haters and fools" I mentioned in my post.

You already posted this above. Do you not have better things to do?

The bokeh character of the FA77 is sublime. Nobody...

This lens is tiny and it is important to note just how small it is compared to any lens of a similar range from any manufacturer, the build quality and optics are also superb. It is a beautiful...