Re: Pentax K 2.5/200mm

[Herb Chong]

i shoot mostly zooms, but the two lenses i used to use a lot but were major 
disappointments on digital were the 24-90 and the 24/2. shooting Velvia or 
Provia showed the difference between these lenses and something like FA 
50/2.8 Macro. the macro showed more detail as the resolving power of my film 
increased. the 24-90 and 24/2 showed about the same detail. i also had a 
Sigma 15-30, which i always thought was marginal on film, but turned out to 
be unusable on digital. however, with Sigma, it's an open question as to 
whether my specific instance of the lens was out of spec or whether it was 
just that way at its best. i know that my Sigma 12-24 is a far better 
performer. i'm also disappointed at the Pentax DA 14. it simply is not as 
sharp as the DA 16-45 at the apertures i usually shoot at, f8-f16. given 
that it is a prime and the 16-45 is a zoom at fairly comparable prices, i 
expected more. the DA 50-200 is about the same as the DA 14, from the 
limited amount that i have used mine. the only primes besides the DA14 that 
i use regularly are my D-FA 100/2.8 Macro, 31 Limited, FA* 400/5.6, and A* 
400/2.8. these are excellent on film and are still excellent on digital.

Herb....
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Herb Chong" <pentax-discuss@pdml.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 8:40 PM
Subject: Re: Pentax K 2.5/200mm

Which ones, Herb?  Thanks.