Same design, Steve but DA should have much better coating.
2010/9/26, Steven Desjardins <[email protected]>: > Why did you fix the screen for the M40 test? ;-) That also shows how > good the FA 50 is. Just to point out, the DA 40 was a pretty good > lens. I guess it wasn't the same design? > > On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 5:24 PM, Collin Brendemuehl > <[email protected]> wrote: >> This time it's te FA50/1.4 vs the Mamiya (Tomioka?) 55/1.4 v the old >> M40/2.8 >> All shot with the K-x. >> >> http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/lenstest/ >> >> The images are in pairs. >> #1 of each is the full frame, >> reduced in size for your downloading convenience. >> >> #2 of each is a 100% section of the frame. >> >> Pair #1 is the Mamiya. >> Pair #2 is the FA >> Pair #3 is the M40/2.8 >> >> I am surprised how glaring the Mamiya is. Sad. But the edges are sharp. >> It would be a good lens for a less-glaring situation. >> And even as so-so as the M40 is, it still showed up for the fight. >> IT is quite pleasing with digital data and >> is maybe a better digital lens than it is a film lens. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Collin Brendemuehl >> >> "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" >> -- Jim Elliott >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > > -- > Steve Desjardins > > -- > 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. > -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs ---------------------- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13" Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- 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.
