On Jul 4, 2007, at 12:38 PM, John Sessoms wrote: >> Besides, you can't buy an SMC Pentax-A 24mm f/2.8 new anywhere that I >> know of. > If I didn't already have it, that might be a consideration. > > But since I *do* already have one, I'm more interested to know if > there's sufficient "blow your socks off" quality difference to justify > replacing it.
I can answer that without even thinking: no. The Pentax-A 24/2.8 is a very good lens. The Zeiss is without a doubt better, but as in the evaluation of high end stereo, how much better and whether it has any practical significance is questionable. A greater difference in quality would be seen by putting the camera on a tripod vs working hand held. I've seen this time and time again. Once you're at the quality level of a lens like the A24/2.8, the improvement lent by a better lens is pretty difficult to see. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
