I met Nino, the guy with the FA43 for sale at lunch today. I probably could have gotten it for the DA40 + $100, something that I could at least pretend to afford.
Optically, the lens is sweet, and I'd really love the extra speed. But, the niche my DA 40 fills is that with it on my K100, the combination is amazingly small. The 43 is just big enough without the shade, to not quite so comfortably fit into a cargo pocket. With the shade, it's even bigger. So, especially with my sudden expense, I ended up not going for it today. If I trip and fall into a bucket of money in the next couple of weeks, I may go for it. The lunch may, however, prove expensive for Nino. He tried out my FA31. At the very least, it was great to meet another pentax shooter. -- The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post the wrong answer. Larry Colen [email protected] http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- 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.
