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> On Mar 29, 2016, at 8:52 AM, Steve Cottrell <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. -- 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.
