You maybe know Jim Colwell's "SMC Pentax lenses and other stuff database". Would, you generally support his rankings? The FA* 24/2 AL [IF] for instance is ranked (!), = "excellent". Reading the comments on Stan's site one can, however, also read things like:
"The FA 24 f2.0 lens is a good performer...although not quite as exceptional as the 28 FA. Wide open it is quite soft and a bit susceptible to image degredation due to flair, but in the right type of light it can give an acceptable small print" And at photographyreview: "Not particular sharp, especially at wide opened." Peter, Sweden
