On Jul 10, 2010, at 5:04 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > They have the linear-action iris actuator and a special position on > the aperture ring allowing a Pentax body with on-body aperture control > (all the DSLRs) to set the aperture value using the body controls. > They're fully compatible with the DSLR bodies with respect to all > auto-exposure modes. > > The SMC Pentax-A 28mm f/2.8 lens is a wonderful little lens. It's > small and light, slightly soft until stopped down to f/4 but has > wonderful bokeh. It was the first Pentax lens I used when I purchased > the *ist DS body in 2004.
Hmm. Now it's sounding more interesting. I just purchased a *ist DS. May not be able to tell the difference between soft and sharp, but at this point would prefer sharp. Is this one in a series of lenses, i.e., are their Pentax-As o other focal lengths? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
