Re: Comparison examples FA77...

2006-10-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 25, 2006, at 11:38 AM, Bill Lawlor wrote: Recently, on DPreview Pentax slr forum there was also a comparison between the 77 and a Canon 80 1.2. The FA77 won hands down. I saw that one too. I think he's got problems with the focus on his Canon 85/1.2L exposures. If you look

Re: Comparison examples FA77...

2006-10-25 Thread Adam Maas
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Oct 25, 2006, at 11:38 AM, Bill Lawlor wrote: Recently, on DPreview Pentax slr forum there was also a comparison between the 77 and a Canon 80 1.2. The FA77 won hands down. I saw that one too. I think he's got problems with the focus on his Canon 85/1.2L

Re: Comparison examples FA77...

2006-10-25 Thread P. J. Alling
If you can afford the lens, you can certainly afford the high end body. Adam Maas wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Oct 25, 2006, at 11:38 AM, Bill Lawlor wrote: Recently, on DPreview Pentax slr forum there was also a comparison between the 77 and a Canon 80 1.2. The FA77 won hands

Re: Comparison examples FA77...

2006-10-25 Thread Adam Maas
Not necessarily after you buy the lens. I know a couple owners of the 85/1.2L, all of them shoot primarily with 20D's or 30D's. -Adam P. J. Alling wrote: If you can afford the lens, you can certainly afford the high end body. Adam Maas wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Oct 25,

Re: Comparison examples FA77...

2006-10-25 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 25 Oct 2006, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: The Canon 85/1.2L is a superb lens ... not that I think it's better than the FA77, but it is quite comparable at least in sharpness from my short experience using one. What is the open-aperture difference of these lenses, 1 stop (at 1.2!)? Can you

Re: Comparison examples FA77...

2006-10-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 25, 2006, at 12:51 PM, Adam Maas wrote: One question with that lens becomes what body was used. There's no way a Rebel other than the XTi can accurately AF a 85 f1.2L when shooting wide open, the AF unit simply isn't accurate enough. Even the XTi, 5D, 30D, 20D and 10D are

Re: Comparison examples FA77...

2006-10-25 Thread Adam Maas
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Oct 25, 2006, at 12:51 PM, Adam Maas wrote: One question with that lens becomes what body was used. There's no way a Rebel other than the XTi can accurately AF a 85 f1.2L when shooting wide open, the AF unit simply isn't accurate enough. Even the XTi, 5D,