Re: F, A, FA and FA* lens-except

[CetusPhoto]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > 
> > > Or the 85mm f/:1.4, the FA version is the best 85mm in the
> > > world compare to anyone else. But the 85mm f/:1.4 A is not as
> > > good (old formula)
> >
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> 
> > What???  Absolutely NOT true.  The FA* 85/1.4 is a good portrait
> > lens, and pretty good for scenics, too, in my humble opinion, but
> > it does not beat the A* 85/1.4 in any category that I can think of.
> 
> Well, except auto focus, of course.

Ah, yes, Dan, I stand (or, more accurately, I ~sit~) corrected - <g>.

Seriously, though, the FA* 85/1.4 is also a pretty good MF lens, as AF lenses 
go.  I much prefer its clutch MF/AF switching to the "whirring" gear train of 
the FA 43/1.9 Limited, for example.

Fred


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