Their reservations are: 1. Price
2. Lousy Pentax QC again--they had to try 3 samples before they got one with an even focus plane, and not even that one would work on all Pentax bodies. When they recommend Smegma ahead of Pentax, you know there's a problem. Sheesh. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Fri, 7/31/09, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Bruce Walker <[email protected]> > Subject: DPReview vs the DA* 55 1.4 SDM > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, July 31, 2009, 9:24 AM > dpreview.com has released their full > review of the Pentax smc DA* 55mm 1:1.4 SDM lens ... > > http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/pentax_55_1p4_p15/ > > Much moaning about AF; loved the lens hood. :-) General > agreement that it's much improved in most ways over the FA > 50. > > Recommended (with reservations) > > > -bmw > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
