Hello, > Actually, I didn't see much difference except where the 'M' seems > softer in all the prints. This makes the K 85/1.8 look like the > bargain of the bunch. Very similar images to the best ones, but 1/2 > the price.
I would like to add my humble opinion on the 85s and the 77 as I did own the FA85 and the M85, right now I do own the K85 and the FA77, and I just "bought it now" an A85 at Ebay Germany. I would like to suggest that the fact whether the M85/f2 be called a dog or not may depend on the object distance (or magnification ratio). I think that the M lens like the FA85 has been optimised for portrait distances. The best pictures that I took with the M85 were all at protrait distances. Also, in a formal resolution test that I did with both the FA77/f1.8 and the M85/f2 at a magnification of 1:27, the M lens even showed slightly higher resolution than the FA77. When focusing manually, the M, K and A 85s are to be preferred as they can be focused more exactly due to their focusing rings, which must be turned twice as much as those of the FA77 and FA85 lenses. However, I believe that the M and K lenses are somewhat more prone to flare. Arnold [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.arnoldstark.de - 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 .
