I shot a group team photo for my son's swim team last year with both the
24-50 A (at 24mm) on a K1000, and also with a 24mm f2.8 Nikkor-N on a
Nikon F2 Photomic, and the ones shot with the Pentax have less
distortion and are sharper! And I might add that the 24mm f2.8 Nikkor
is a fine lens. I was very surprised and have been pleasantly surprised
with everything I've shot with the 24-50 A. Your results obviously may
vary.
Jim
Joe Wilensky wrote:
I like the A version as well and I did have the F version for a
while. Very good construction on the A version, not bad at all on the
F version (a bit better than the F 35-70, at least) and optically,
quite good -- very good to excellent at least. I have an 8 x 12
enlargement of a black-and-white winter scene taken with the A 24-50
and a Super Program and it holds up very nicely at that size. I did
experience some serious flare in a difficult lighting situation with
the F lens, at the 24mm setting (even with an appropriate hood in
use), but still a very good lens overall. I think the 24-90 FA is
quite a bit better through the same 24-50 range and handles flare
better, but this lens can be found for about a third of the price.
Joe
- Re: Feedback: SMC Pentax-F 24-50mm Jim Thomas
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