Good news in regard to fringing. I've noticed that an absence or minimalization of fringing seems to be one of the main benefits of using DA lenses rather than FA. Paul On Jul 20, 2006, at 5:42 PM, DagT wrote:
> It has seen a lot of use today, and I have to agree. It is a jewel. > > My first impression is great. Joseph Tainter has commented on > sharpness, and it looks OK. Maybe a little bit better than the A20, > but I have not made any direct comparisons. > > Here´s some other comments: > CA/Purple fringing is good. Even with white clouds through branches > and leaves it was hardly possible to see any. > Distortion: I haven´t noticed any even with straight lines close to > the edges. That is a lot better than the A20mm. > Vignetting: very little @ f:3.2, which is better than A20mm. > Mechanics: Great, almost like A20mm, but with clutch and AF. > Looks: Cute. > The 43mm filter thread is inside the hood. Nice, but I´ll have to > buy a new filter to use it. > The 49mm filter may not be used together with the hood. > > It´s my first limited, but I´m tempted to put me on the list for the > 70mm... > > DagT > > Den 18. jul. 2006 kl. 14.24 skrev Jan van Wijk: > >> Just got this one in today. >> >> All I can say it is a real limitted, same style, >> same look and feel, and comes with the >> same type of leather pouch. >> >> It is much less of a 'pancake' than the 40mm is, >> actually resembles the 43 limitted more. >> >> Hood and cap are perfect too, the hood >> uses some kind of smart bayonet mount :-) >> >> Some images taken of the 21mm on the *istD: >> >> http://www.dfsee.com/gallery/pentax.php >> >> >> Regards, JvW >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
