Both of these lenses have been available in the past in F mount, with excellent reputations. The 40/2 is not one I'd pick over the 43, but the 58 is very intersting as it duplicates a standard 35mm length that's mostly been ignored of late (the 85). Note that Pentax will also be filling these shoes with the DA* 55mm f1.4 SDM due next year. A 50 is noticably shorter on 1.5x crop bodies.
-Adam Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Not sure why I'd want a Voigtländer 40/2 A-series manual focus lens > ($400 @ CameraQuest.com) over an FA43/1.9 Limited at about the same > price. ($370 @ B&H after rebate). It does look like a nice lens, > nicer to handle than the DA40. I can see some justification for a > 58mm f/1.4, but it's marginal. At least it's a different focal length > than usual, and it's a stop and some faster than the DA70. > > How they perform is a question mark. > > The Voigtlander 180/4 APO-Lanthar Close Focus at $355 is a more > interesting lens to me. A nice prime in a focal length that is > different from what most others are providing. > > Godfrey > > On Nov 2, 2007, at 12:36 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Somewhat useful: A faster pancake 40 and a 58/1.4. That's probably >> a better portrait lens on APS-C than the FA 50/1.4 — at least in >> terms of FOV. >> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0711/07110201voigtlander.asp > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
