thanks for your inputs Jan. do you have photos from this lens somewhere online that i could see?
regards, subash On Fri, 18 May 2018 22:14:05 +0200 (CES) "Jan van Wijk" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Subash, > > I have had the FA* 400 ever since I ownded the PZ1 in the film days. > It is easy to hadle (has a tripod collar) but can also be handheld > quite easy. It is pretty fast in focussing and optical quality is > good (as expected for a * lens) > > However, it DOES show purple fringing in high contrast areas, like > tree branches against the sky. Depending on the subject and lighting, > it can be cured reasonable in post (I use lightroom) but it will not > be perfect ... > > I have used it on all digital bodies I owned, including the K3 and > K1, but most of the time I prefer to use the Sigma 50..500 zoom, when > the extra weight is no issue. > > > On Fri, 18 May 2018 12:13:28 -0400 Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > >I have the A 400/5.6. I don't know if it's the same optical formula > >as the FA 400, but it does exhibit some pretty severe purple > >fringing. > > > >> On May 18, 2018, at 12:02 PM, Subash Jeyan <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> thanks Igor. i'd like something longer than 300 and yes i am > >> willing to lug a tripod. reassuring to know that it is well-built > >> and i hope the purple fringing is manageable in post, you didn't > >> seem to be unduly worried about it... > > Regards, JvW -- 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.
