On 25 Nov 2001, at 16:32, Fred wrote: > Rob said: > > I hope the 200/4FA* bokeh is better than the A*, I'm not all > > that impressed with it. > > Agreed. Although I am impressed by the superb sharpness of the A* 200/4 > Macro lens, I have found its bokeh to be a little disappointing (not for > macro purposes, but only for "all-around" use). In comparison, another > "200/4", the K 200/4 telephoto, seems to produce a nicer bokeh, in my > opinion, as does a couple of the "faster 200" lenses, the K 200/2.5 and > the A* 200/2.8.
Hi Fred n Ed, Exactly, I should have been more specific, the SMCPA200/4 macro bokeh close in is quite pleasant. Where I have found problems is for instance when I used it as a long lens at the beach, ie birds in the distance, water behind with reflections of the sun in the small surf far behind. The sun reflections had a very hard edge to them, not smooth at all like the same subject shot with the A200/2.8. I would imagine that a lens free of aberrations would produce an out of focus point source as a perfect blur ie large COC? Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
