Amita wrote: I'm thinking ahead about my next lens purchase, which I hope to make in the next month or two. I already know I like the output of the FA 50mm 1.4, but is the 43mm significantly better? What's the main advantage of the 43mm, besides the fact that it looks cool?
REPLY: It has a different angle of view that make quite a lot of difference in my opinion. A 43mm is far more usable than a 50mm in my opinion. It also give images a more 3D look something that might or might not be important to you. Both are typical Pentax lenses that is they are not that sharp wide open but great from F4 - F8. My guess is that the FA 50/1.4 will be replaced relatively soon with a D FA version that sports the mew AF mechanism. P�l
