Thanks for the advice. I particularly like the phrase "trust the lens". BTW, the site which listed f8 as the best aperture was http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/index.html
Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/17/02 11:40PM >>> Trust the lens, it's right (for what it's worth). tv > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Len Paris > Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 6:10 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Best aperture for the FA 50 1.4 > > > I think you should go with what is programmed into the chip in > the lens, which is what you get when you select MTF mode on a > PZ-1p or use the sharpest aperture setting in the MZ-S. The > body and lens communicate correctly. Go with it. However, if > f8 suits you better, you lose nothing by using f8. > > Len > --- > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Desjardins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 3:27 PM > Subject: Best aperture for the FA 50 1.4 > > > > Greetings, > > > > I seem to remember seeing somewhere that the "sweet spot" for > the FA 50 > > 1.4 was f8. However, when I use the exposure program on the > MZ-S that > > tries to choose the sharpest aperture I spend a lot of time at > f5.6, > > which is obviously what Pentax thinks. Any thoughts on this? > > > > > > Steven Desjardins > - > 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 . - 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 .
