Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > >I have no experience shooting with the DA40 Limited. I handled it at >the store and found the focusing ring to be just a bit too thin for >my taste. I suspect it would be fine with a real lens hood fitted >(hate that little flat disk...) and presuming that you weren't going >to do much manual focusing with it. From all reports and examples >I've seen, it is quite sharp and produces very nice results. AF with >it is supposedly amongst the very fastest available. > >The focal length of this and the 43 Limited proves to be a "long >normal" ... nice for people pictures and such in the middle range, or >tighter compositions at a still comfortable distance. > >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. I remember >doing available light street photography with ASA400 film and a Elmar >35mm f/3.5 on a Leica IIc body ... no slow shutter speeds or flash >available. Get real. > >A faster lens is, of course, a nice thing in a pinch. The FA35/2 and >FA43/1.9 are both excellent. > >BTW: I've often found gear available through Amazon.com at the 18th >Street Photo retailer that wasn't available elsewhere. They seem good >folks ... One time, when the only example of a lens they had in stock >had a crushed box, they called to apologize and ask if it was all >right. I decided not to take it, waited for the next one, and the >compensated by giving me an additional discount on another item I was >looking at. > >G > > > > > >
Godfrey, It seriously depends on what your definition of 'low-light' is. Mine is when I'm at 1/30 andf2 or wider at ISO1600 or 3200. Needless to say, I consider f2.8 to be slow. You probably shoot in a lot more light than I often do when shooting available light. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
