----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Studdert"
Subject: Re: Life is beautiful :-)
The A24/2.8 is a great little lens, it's one of my currently most used,
it's as
useful on the LX as it is on the *ist D. On the digital bodies it's very
sharp
right to the edges and it provides a very utilitarian angle of view, it's
a
great one lens solution.
Sadly, my A24/2.8 sits mostly unused these days. While it is a focal length
I adore on 35mm, it doesn't work well for me on the istD. Too bad, it is a
wonderful quality lens on the digital. I have the same problem with my
A20/2.8. I love it on full fram, but i just don't seem to like semi wide
angle lenses all that much.
I don't like the 28mm or 35mm focal lengths on 35mm film all that much
either, and can only recall a few times when either of those lenses was the
right lens.
Sad, one of the first lenses I bought when I went Pentax was an A35/2. It is
a sweet lens, and I never really used it until i got the istD, and I found I
liked the FL enough to buy an FA35/2 (for autofocus), and also a 31.
So once again, the A35/2 sits forlorn and lamenting it's wasted existence.
William Robb
