It is interesting to note each person's likes/dislikes. I sold both my FA 24/2.0 and FA 135/2.8 because of poorer performance on my *IstD. And then there are others who think those are great lenses. You have to wonder if it is sample variance or just different expectations.
-- Bruce Friday, January 26, 2007, 3:18:10 PM, you wrote: >> Yes the Smegma is a good lens optically but I've seen the helicoid >> grind to a halt in two of these units JW> Never came across that problem before on the manual focus ones. >> and quite a few where the focus >> scale was well out of alignment. JW> Assuming that the cheap lettering hadn't already worn off :) Can't remember JW> ever using the focusing scale though. >> > The FA24/2, awesome from f/5.6 - F/11 >> >> Ah yes, but it's a big lens for a f5.6 and the corners still show >> pretty bad CA when used on DSLR bodies. JW> I've not had much opportunity to use it on the D yet, but that's something to JW> look out for, very impressed with the FA35/2, FA50/1.4 and in particular JW> FA135/2.8. JW> My K10D arrives Monday or Tuesday, gave the purchase some serious thought, JW> had to decide whether to buy online (cheaper?) or from the local dealer. It JW> was a no brainer when my local dealer beat all the internet deals by £34, JW> couldn't get my debit card out on my pocket fast enough :) JW> John JW> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JW> The information transmitted is intended only for the person JW> to whom it is addressed and may contain JW> confidential and/or privileged material. If you have received JW> an email in error please notify Carmel College JW> on [EMAIL PROTECTED] then delete all copies of it from your systems. JW> Although Carmel College scans incoming and outgoing emails JW> and email attachments for viruses we cannot JW> guarantee a communication to be free of all viruses nor JW> accept any responsibility for viruses. JW> Although Carmel College monitors incoming and outgoing emails JW> for inappropriate content, the college cannot JW> be held responsible for the views or expressions of the author. JW> The views expressed may not necessarily be those of Carmel JW> College and Carmel College cannot be held JW> responsible for any loss or injury resulting from the contents of a message. JW> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
