The FA77/1.8 Limited is a delightful lens and if you want compatibility to a 35mm SLR as well, it's the natural choice.
I sold mine and replaced it with the DA70/2.4 Limited. Between the DA70 and the FA77, there is little to no difference in sharpness (wide open or stopped down), contrast, or the quality of the out of focus rendering. It's smaller and lighter ... remarkably, quite a lot so. There's a little more corner falloff wide open, but by f/4-f/5.6 that is all gone. The Quickshift focusing feature is why I made the change: it proves to be very very handy to me. And the shorter focal length is more convenient and useful with the 16x24mm format. I'm very happy I had the FA77 ... it's a great lens ... and I'm equally very happy I traded it off for the DA70 ... I'm only ever going to work with the Pentax DSLR range and this lens is more suitable for that. G On Jan 27, 2007, at 4:04 PM, J and K Messervy wrote: > I've heard nothing but praise for this lens and have to say that > the sample > pics I've seen taken with it are lovely. I'm doing more portraits > (mainly > of my kids) lately and am also considering doing my first wedding > this year, > so a fast, short telephoto is something I'd love to get. > > The problem seems to be that finding a 77 ltd (let alone affording > one) > appears quite difficult. I gather that Pentax is not keeping up with > demand. From what I've seen of the DA70 ltd, I'd prefer the 77, > for that > extra speed and its reputation. > > Are they as hard to find as my web searching leads me to believe? > Another > option may be an old 85 1.8, but they're few and far between and > also quite > expensive when they do turn up. > > Any suggestions? > > James -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
