Thanks, P.J.
My only quibble with going with the M 85/2.0 is the fact that it would
lack the aperture control contacts, meaning I'd have to take that extra
step of stopping down with the green button when trying to take quick
shots of fleeting moments. While that may be a minor thing on the whole,
that's really the main use I have for a lens in that focal length. It
would be great for traditional portraits, I'm sure. But, the 77/1.8 has
the advantage of aperture control and auto-focus in addition to the
gorgeous rendering -- making it useful for quick, stealthy, impromptu
shooting as well as more traditional portraiture (albeit on the longish
end for that kind of work).
-- Walt
On 5/17/2013 1:17 PM, P.J. Alling wrote:
You might look into a used M 85mm f2.0, despite not having an A
setting it has several advantages, it's not a lot bigger than a 55
f1.8, it's not the most sought after Pentax 85mm so you can probably
pick one up from KEH for less than an A 50mm f1.4. Though it's
considered a bit soft wide open that's not a major defect in a
"portrait length lens", and really I haven't noticed that it's that
soft on an APS-C camera, I'd expect that it's build quality is a bit
better than the Samyang 85mm it's certainly more robust than the 77mm
is. I've used my copy as part of a "traditional" three lens kit with
a ~35mm, (wide angle), normal, or longish normal, and ~135mm
(short-mid telephoto) filled by the 24mm, 35mm or 43mm, and 85mm since
I first bought a Pentax Digital,
On 5/17/2013 1:34 PM, Walt wrote:
Thanks, Igor.
I'll take all of that into consideration. I'm still leaning toward
the 77/1.8, though I can see myself possibly getting the Samyang and
using the leftover money to "invest" in other gear that could help my
photography -- lighting, flash, reflectors, etc.
I figure within the next couple of weeks, I'll have a pretty firm
idea of how much I'll be able to "invest" in this pursuit.
-- Walt
On 5/17/2013 12:20 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote:
Walt,
While it's been almost a year since I looked at Samyang 85/1.4,
my conclusion was that all those Korean lenses (under different brand
names) have "A" setting for the Pentax version.
And the reason the photos on some distributor sites do not show that is
that they are photos of non-Pentax version.
It's been a while, since that, a few new lenses came out,
and I cannot guarantee you that it still holds, but I would assume it
would.
HTH,
Igor
PS. I was considering it the cheaper alternative at that point, but
then "pulled the plug". (I am using AF on it. So, 77/1.8 is better in
that way.)
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