The FA* 85mm f/1.4 is the best portrait and wedding lens in my arsenal. For head and shoulders shots, I usually use it wide open. Most of the time, for weddings, I work at f/5.6, except when I'm shooting in candlelight. I will have to do some test shots to see how it performs at infinity focus because that's not where I ever use it.
My FA 100mm f/2.8 macro is just too sharp wide open to use for head shots, and just a bit too slow for the candlelight stuff. *I'm* not fast enough using it on a tripod, for candids. As an outdoors "walk about" lens, though, it's fantastic. If I ever can justify the cost, I'd like to get a 77mm Ltd to use, though I like the working distance I get using the 85mm. Len --- -----Original Message----- From: LeviL [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 3:32 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Pentax SMC-FA* 85mm/1.4 IF on E-bay Hello Someone was just considering buying one of these. One poped up on e-bay: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1308822744 I figured I would not want to repeat what other people said but since I am writing. What I heard about this lens is that it sucks compared to the old manual focus 85mm f2, f1.8 and f1.4 lesnes. But the major complaint was already adressed, low potical quality unles you stop down. I have no personal experience with this lens. When I will get the money to but another lens I will probbaly try to find one of the manual focus ones. (or I guess the limited 77mm is a good alternative too) If anyone knows of one of the manual focus 85mm for cheap, SCREAM!!! (well dropme a line) As far as the limited lenses are concerned I only heard praise. Good referencepoint for Pentax lenses: http://www.concentric.net/~smhalpin/BriefComments.html L PS: Now that I think about it, this might be the most ridicoulus e-mail ever to appear here. Manual focus 85mm for cheap :)) Please don't laugh too hard... Levente -Levi- Littvay University of Nebraska-Lincoln -------------- PGP public key: http://www.kign.org/levilpub.asc Key fingerprint: 8BD8 3CE7 FB1D 625F F268 BFCE 417A C20C 92BF 6225 -------------- Download free PGP e-mail security software: http://www.pgpi.org/ - 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 . - 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 .
