Doug, Here's my LR count of keepers so far in 2011. 1 - FA43mm Limited 63 - DA55mm - a new lens this fall for me 65 - DA100mm Macro 137 - various A series (300mm?) 235 - FA31mm Limited 391 - DA60-250mm zoom The FA31mm is a favorite of mine. Regards, Bob S.
On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 6:10 PM, Doug Brewer <[email protected]> wrote: > On 11/22/11 11:47 AM, Darren Addy wrote: >> >> I was browsing PPG images by lens and noticed that there are only 23 >> images there that were created with the 31mm f1.8 Limited. >> Compare this to 435 images taken with the 43mm f1.9 Limited, 855 >> images taken with the 77mm f1.8 Limited, and 1824 images taken with >> the 70mm f2.4 >> >> Not sure what to read into that. Maybe fewer people have the 31mm >> because they already have/had other lenses close to that range? >> I'm wondering how much the 35mm f2.8 Macro Limited cannibalizes sales >> from the 31mm f1.8 Limited? >> Or perhaps this is related to the recent reorganization of PPG (a work >> still in progress?) >> >> Darren Addy >> Kearney, Nebraska >> > > In my case I acquired the FA35/2AL when it first hit the market, and it's > such a capable lens that, even though I coveted the 31, I couldn't justify > taking that leap. > > Looking at my current LR catalog, the 35/2 and 43/1.9 combo represent 56% of > my photographs, with the 43 holding a slight edge in productivity. I suspect > that if I were to look a little further into my auxiliary drive, the 35/2 > would easily outpace all my other lenses. > > -- > 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.

