Dont forget about the Smc-K 85mm F1.8 which is an exceptionally good optic ( but it doesnt AF or have the A setting on the aperture dial if that matters to you). They sell for around $500 on ebay lately.
----------------- J.C.O'Connell [email protected] ----------------- -----Original Message----- From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of P.J. Alling Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 3:23 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: FA 77/1.8 Limited vs. Samyang 85/1.4 On 5/17/2013 2:46 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: Walt >> I had a small windfall last night in a weekly drawing at the club where >> I work which would allow me to get the lens -- which is obviously much >> more affordable than the 77/1.8 is. Alternatively, I could sock the >> money away and continue saving until I can afford the Real McCoy. >> >> Anybody have any guidance to offer -- > > Ken Rockwell seems to like the Samyang 85/1.4 a lot. Make of that what > you will. > Kennyboy has been linked to by actual paid photographic sites, and he has sponsors, sad to say. It's not like he's always wrong, it's that when he is and he's called out on it his response is either completely defensive or "I meant to be funny", He's like the sleeping cat that falls off the table, it try's to look cool and you can just /see/ the thought bubble, "I meant to do that.", when really he didn't. -- There are two kinds of computer users those who've experienced a hard drive failure, and those that will. -- 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.
