On Oct 6, 2005, at 12:11 PM, Fred wrote:
The F is actually a completely different lens from the FA, which is
unusual. The comments on Stan's site suggest the FA is considerably
better than the F.
And the F 28/2. is the same as the A 28/2.8, which is not one of
Pentax's
finest lenses.
Ah, I see. The M-A-F 28/2.8 share the same optics, the FA is a new
design. I have an A28/2.8 ... It's not super sharp wide open, but
sharpens up beautifully at f/4-5.6. I don't know that I would call it
a poor performer: it does have beautiful OOF rendering, as well as
great sharpness stopped down a little bit.
ISO 200 @ f/4 @ 1/20 sec:
http://homepage.mac.com/godders/istds-firsttest2/image/rita-rd3-0139.jpg
ISO 200 @ f/5.6 @ 1/45 sec:
http://homepage.mac.com/godders/istds-firsttest2/image/tigerlily-
buds-0149.jpg
This was the first of the older lenses I bought for the DS and these
are some of the very first photos I made with the camera. They're
what convinced me that Pentax was worth my while to get involved
with... :-)
Godfrey
