----- Original Message ----- From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" Subject: Re: Opinions of DA 40?
> > AF with > it is supposedly amongst the very fastest available. It's AF speed is very quick, I don't formally test this stuff, but my feeling is it is the fastest focusing lens that I own. > > Can't believe all the hooey about it "not being fast enough for > general use" ... IMO, f/2.8 is just fine even for a lot of low light > shooting, particularly with good, clean ISO 800 available. > A faster lens is, of course, a nice thing in a pinch. The FA35/2 and > FA43/1.9 are both excellent. > I feel 2.8 is slow for a short prime, anything slower than f2 is a slow lens in this range. However, it is very small, and as maximum aperture increases, so does size. I would have been happier with a bit more size and a half stop faster. Both the 21 and 70 are nice sized lenses and have the extra half stop of speed. The 40 is a very usable lens though. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
