No one basis their performance opinion of a lens based on "wide open performqance". Try f8 - the objective of lenses with a focal length of 50 and lower. Above that, try f11. This is for 35mm only.
Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Knut Knut" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 7:09 PM Subject: Re: 43mm wide open comparison? Look at: http://www.takinami.com/yoshihiko/photo/lens_test/ when comaring lenses, you should always compare the same f-stops. Extracting the data for f2.0: Lens: Center resolution: corner resolution: (lines per mm) (lines per mm) FA 43/1.9 55 55 FA 50/1.4 69 55 FA 35/2.0 78 69 So from the performance point of view the FA 43/1.9 is actually rather poor. There is a love factor for built quality in the FA 43 (It is also expensive so owner feel it MUST be good). From the performance point of view possibly only the bokeh might actually be better in the FA 43/1.9. For Portrait the FA 43 might give good results, since less sharp (but contrasty) portraits are usually felt to be better. On the other hand 43mm is not the typical portrait lens. At f8 the FA 43 is great. But so are the other two lenses. Hope this helps, Knut _________________________________________________________________ MSN Fotos ist der einfachste Weg, Ihre Fotos auszudrucken und anderen Benutzern zur Verf�gung zu stellen: http://photos.msn.de/support/worldwide.aspx - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
