Hi!
Between 2 jobs, a new boss and a gazillion other things I haven't
had much time for photography or the PDML lately.
As a matter of fact I'm _still_ working on getting the Pentax
Survey results together. ;-(
Things seem to be getting back to their normal level of chaos
so I should have a little more time to hang out with you folks.
I did manage to aquire a new FA 28-70/4 AL and finally got to
take a few test shots with the ist-D.
It's a KEH "Like New-" and is a beautiful piece.
I must say however that I am VERY disappointed with it's wide
open performance on the digital!
At f/4, from 50-70mm results are very soft and contrast is poor.
At 28-50mm results are unusable before f/5.6-8.
The lens looks perfect, no fog, haze or seperation. Everthing
is tight, mechanics seem sound.
Has anyone else tried this lens on the D series?
How were your results at large apertures?
Don, I had this lens before separation got it... It worked perfectly
fine with my *istD... I did not perform any tests, but I was always
satisfied with the results on all focal lengths and all apertures...
Mine had little sticker "Made in Japan" on it...
Boris
