This reminds me, I really wish Pentax made a normal AF prime that doesn't cost as much as the FA 31mm (you know, like the FA 28mm or better still something slightly faster). I'm surprised that they don't; after all this is the brand that brought us a 43mm lens.
On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 3:56 PM, Mark Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > Charles Robinson wrote: > >>On Feb 27, 2013, at 14:42 , Walt <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> How good a lens is the FA 28/2.8? >>> >>> If it's good, it might make it a goal. I could use a wider-angle AF prime, >>> and that seems like a realistic semi-near-term possibility. >>> >> >>I've got the "A" which I think is the same optical formula. >> >>I'd rate it "fine". Not as nice (although wider) as the DA35 f/2.4 though, >>in my experience. > > According to Boz and other sources, the A, F and FA 28mm/2.8 lenses > are all different designs. The FA is generally regarded as the best of > them, though. (The K 28/3.5 and M 28/3.5 are even better) > > -- > Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia > www.robertstech.com > > > > > > -- > 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.
