On 25 Nov 2003 at 11:13, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Gotta agree with Bob, here. I had two A*85/1.4 monsters, and only used each of > them once. Unless you must wring the utmost sharpness out of a negative (and > the diff 'tween the 1.8 and the 1.4 ain't that great, and even less when hand > holding) or you must have that extra bit of speed, or you prefer the other > characteristics of the 1.4, then, IMO, the 1.4 is a little too much. IAC, lose > the hood and get a smaller rectangular hood that's used on the Pentax 6x7 105mm > lens (I think that's the one). Much smaller, better flare control ... almost > makes the 85/1.4 a pleasure to use.
Sorry for the late reply (still churning through the back-log) however I'd like to add that no band member has ever balked at the size of my lens :-) I usually use the non-tapered Heliopan hoods on mine, as low profile as it can get however I do occasionally use the large hood (makes it a bit more obtrusive which can be an advantage). Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
