Tim wrote: 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? REPLY: I've owned both the FA* 85/1.4 and the 77 Limited. The FA* is the only FA* lens that didn't meet my standards optically. I found it to be poor performer at infinity distance (but great at close distances) to such an extent that I sended it to Pål at Pentax Norway. He said it was identical to his sample...I sold it cheaply to a PDML member who was very happy with it so there you go... In addition, the Limited is far more durable finish wise; at least the silver one is anodized on metal whereas the FA* is just soft paint on soft plastic. The FA* scratches incredibly easily and all my FA* lenses looks like shit from heavy outdoor use. All my Limited lenses look like new with the same usage. I feel that the FA* is primarily a portrait lens whereas the Limited is an all rounder with state of the art optical performance in all respects. Pål -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
