Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 19:05:28 +0200 From: Antonio Aparicio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT A*85mm for $1,000 (was MX for nearly $400) Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Incidentally, anyone know how the Pentax 85mm 1.4's compare to their Nikon counterparts? I love my Pentax film bodies but you've gotta admit that so far their digital offering is a bit light on the ground. I don't have my A* any longer, and have never messed with the FA*. I do have the 85/1.4 AIS and 85/1.4 AF-D nikkors. I almost never used the 85/1.4 A* at an aperture smaller than f/2. Wide open, I recall it being quite sharp. IIRC it is sharper and contrastier at f/1.4 and f/2 than the 85/1.4 AIS Nikkor. The AF-D Nikkor is better than the AIS Nikkor at wide stops, but inferior at middling stops. IIRC the 85/1.4 A* is about on par with the AF-D Nikkor at wide stops. The AF-D Nikkor is also about $1000 new. By reputation, the 85/1.4 FA* is not a sharp at wide stops, but apparently better for portraits in some way. > Mind you, perhaps this is the way old kit prices are gonna go over the > next few decades. Nice investments. for A* glass, yes. I paid $1000-ish for my Nikkor AIS 85/1.4, and I'd be lucky to sell it for $600 now because the used market is flooded with MF nikon gear. Most Pentax M lenses are similarly dime-a-dozen now, although the As and Fs are not. DJE
