On 1/1/06, Igor Roshchin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi All! > > Happy New Year to All! > > Year 2005 ended for me with some enablement: > In the morning of December 31 I received my "present": a used SMC FA-50/1.4. > > I didn't have much time to play with it yet, but it seems to be fine. > I have one concern: when I turn the aperture ring - each step has > a substantial resistance, much more substantial than that with any > other lens I own, including SMC F-50/1.7. > I don't know how to explain this clearly, but > when I am turning the ring from one > end to another one in one motion (and I don't mean the "A" setting > that requires the little button to be pushed down), > it feels as if I am somewhat forcing it to go through each step, > while with the F-50/1.7- it also click, but has a more uniform resistance. > The difference is especially noticeable when I am doing that slowly. > So, the FA feels more like a rachet tool.. > > If I set the aperture to "A" position, and play with the lever - > the operation is smooth (although just a bit noisier than that of the > f-50/1.7, - but that is probably due to 8 blades as opposed to 6 blades). > > With the DS I don't really need the aperture ring, but I am just worrying > if that's a sign for something else not being ok. > So, do you have any thought and ideas if should worry about this, or > how I can test what is causing this behavior (am I just paranoid)? > > Thank you, > > Igor >
Sun, 01 Jan 2006 18:01:46 -0800 Bob Sullivan wrote: > Igor, > I would say I've never noticed this, but I just pulled out the FA50/1.4. > I've used it on A all the time, and the first turn away was just as > you described. > I felt like I was forcing it. The click stops were not so much clicks > as potholes. It felt like it was really banging around. It seemed a > bit lighter toward wide open, but bad at f22. Still, I don't have any > problem with it, but it's certainly not like the F lenses. > Regards, Bob S. > Mon, 02 Jan 2006 14:33:45 -0800 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > First time I'd ever turned the aperture ring on either of them by hand ... > they've always been on the "A" setting for my use with the DS bodies. The > F50/1.7 ring is definitely a lighter click-stop feel than the FA50/1.4, > although once mounted on a body I don't find the difference very noticeable. > > Both work perfectly, so I doubt there's anything to worry about. > > Godfrey > Thank you, Bob and Godfrey! It reassures that my lens is probably alright. I am surprised so few people responded, as I suspect many people on the list own FA 50/1.4 If somebody has the FA 50/1.4 and doesn't feel those "potholes" while turning the aperture ring, - please, speak up! Thank you! Igor
