On 29/3/16, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: >You know that of all the Pentax lenses I owned, the FA43 Limited is >without a doubt my favorite. I have one again, acquired to use with my K-01. > >Unfortunately, having tried it on the G1, GF1, E-M1, and E-PL7, and >compared it with the Macro-Elmarit-DG 45/2.8 ASPH and Voigtländer Nokton >42.5/0.95, it doesn't make it. The FA43's focus is too light and short >throw, making it hard to focus critically, and the imaging on FT sensors >is lacking the crisp feel and lovely bokeh it produces on larger >sensors. Both of the other two lenses outperformed it. > >The M-E 45 is my choice in this focal length for mFT. But knowing you >prefer MF and an aperture ring, I'd spend the same money on the Nokton >which is native mount for mFT.
Thanks so much for the appraisal Godfrey. That is really enlightening. The Nokton does seem a natural choice, and as you know I love this angle of view for portraiture. I better start saving the beer tokens again! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) | Web Video Production ---------- <www.seeingeye.tv> _____________________________ -- 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.
