I had an interesting visit today. Not the mailman with the K10, but a chap who has the dilemma in the subject line. So to make himself even more confused he fondled my dear FA*. We had a couple of hours of fun talking Pentax in general and short telephoto. He showed me a couple of his preciousness, and I showed him mine. It was quite cosy really. And guys, don't get any ideas, I'm talking photographic tools.
He has been offered a demo FA* for near exactly the same amount as the Ltd. What he wants a fast short telephoto for is mainly to shoot his nephews. He has a Sigma 70-200/2,8 but his experience is that AF is to slow, and off course it back focuses. He was also talking about using it in a medium weight trekking kit. We found the FA* to focus faster than the Sigma. He is also planning to buy a K10, so AF speed will probably be all right. And that is one reason he was leaning towards the FA*, because the seller had told him the Ltd has way slower AF performance. Can someone confirm this? Another reason for preferring FA* was that he found the Ltd more a piece of jewellery. He expected he would feel a bit uncomfortable with using it outdoor under rough conditions. I can sympathise with this. The built of the FA* begs for real life use. He asked me if I felt the FA* to be a close range lens. Any comments on this? So basically I'm asking for advise for a sympatric Pentax guy. Take it away Sam... Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
