I haven't owned either of the two, but the fact that the FA77 is faster then the DA70 has been a big argument for me. One of the reasons I am considering buying an FA77 or one of the 85's is that in addition to being a nice portrait lens on digital, it can be used as a FAST short-tele.
DA70, on the other hand, has the advantage of quick-shift focus. "In the ideal world" (tm), where all physics law are still present, thus, defining physical sizes of the lenses, I would want to have the following lenses for a 1.5x-crop DSLR (all with quick shift focus): 12-50mm - f/~2.8-3.2|4 18|20-60|80mm - f/2.8 50mm - f/1.4 (I'd keep the FA but would add the quick-shift focus) 100mm - f/1.7-2.0 (+ 1:1 macro) 50|70|100-300mm f/4 or f/2.8-4 200 or 300 f/2.8 maybe something like 10-17, which I still haven't tried, - for fun. (unlike majority on this list, I don't do as much wide-angle, so I prefer a zoom on the wide-angle side.. Well, maybe 12|14 f/2.8 would be hand as well.) Igor > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi > I don't understand the fascination with the FA77. They're good > lenses, but if you're going to be using a DSLR I feel the DA70 is a > better choice. Having worked with both, I prefer the DA70. > > The FA43 has no direct equivalent yet for the DSLRs, closest thing > for the DSLR format is the FA28/2.8 AL. I wish they'd make a DA28/2 > Limited. I was tempted by the FA43 for a bit as I like the size and > finish of the lens, but the 40-43mm focal length just seems a bit too > 'in between'. It's a little too long for a normal and a little too > short for a portrait tele. I was happy to find an FA28 ... it proves > a better choice and left money in the budget for a DA50-200. > > In the end, it's all just equipment. I'm extremely happy with the > Pentax kit I've assembled: everything I'm now using suits my needs > very well and performs more than satisfactorily. My goal now is to > exploit what it can do to best advantage. To which end I really need > to be cracking today and tomorrow as I have submission deadlines to > meet... > > G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
