Re: Whatever became of this lens?

2023-06-18 Thread Henk Terhell
I regularly use the FA 35/2 on the K-5 or K-70 when I prefer to have a compact set with me. I'm always happy with the results. Reading the positive test results from Yoshihiko Takinami on his website was the reason for me to buy this lens around the millennium change. Remarkably his website is

Re: Whatever became of this lens?

2023-06-18 Thread Paul Stenquist
I have that lens but haven’t used it in years. I generally use the DFA 24-70/2.8, an excellent lens. Paul > On Jun 18, 2023, at 10:24 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > > Ricoh does have the correct image on their site for a NEW lens: > >

Re: Whatever became of this lens?

2023-06-18 Thread John Sessoms
Ricoh does have the correct image on their site for a NEW lens: https://us.ricoh-imaging.com/product/smc-pentax-fa-35mm-f2-0-al/ It appears that just the refurbished lens has the wrong photo. Also, Juan Buhler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdbVcA5cTIs On 6/16/2023 2:38 PM, Mark Roberts

Re: Whatever became of this lens?

2023-06-17 Thread lrc
I don't yet have the 24-70. I have the Tamron 28-75 which isn't weather sealed and the dfa 28-105 which isn't f/2.8 On June 17, 2023 12:02:01 AM PDT, Stan Halpin wrote: >I have the DFA 15-30 which is a very nice lens. I have stopped carrying it >when traveling - too large. For the occasional

Re: Whatever became of this lens?

2023-06-17 Thread Stan Halpin
I have the DFA 15-30 which is a very nice lens. I have stopped carrying it when traveling - too large. For the occasional wide shot I carry an A series 20mm. The 15-30,24-70, and 70-200 will probably be up for sale later this year - still trying to resolve camera and lens needs vs my too large

Re: Whatever became of this lens?

2023-06-16 Thread Mark Roberts
coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: >https://us.ricoh-imaging.com/product/smc-pentax-fa-35mm-f2-0-al-refurbished/ For a moment I thought this was some kind of new, D-FA lens until I realized they're simply referring to the old FA 35/2 and have the wrong photo with it. (Perhaps they just use that as a

Re: Whatever became of this lens?

2023-06-16 Thread Darren Addy
The Sigma EX 10-20mm is a heck of a lens for ultra wide. KEH had two of the FA 35/2.0 I just snagged the LN- with caps & hood. You all are STILL a bad influence on me. :) Darren Addy Kearney, NE On Friday, June 16, 2023, wrote: > Larry Colen wrote: > > > I have the lens pictured, but that's

Re: Re: Whatever became of this lens?

2023-06-16 Thread collinb
Larry Colen wrote: > I have the lens pictured, but that's the 15-30/2.8 > > If you search on the 35/2.0 it looks very different > > \-- > Larry Colen > l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est You’re right. Duh. I had a 35/2 at one time. Rarely shoot wide angle so I parted with it. Now down to 77

Re: Whatever became of this lens?

2023-06-15 Thread Doug Brewer
I have had one since it was first announced and guard it zealously. I'd imagine other owners are just as protective. Looking at my current catalog, I see it is eclipsed only by the FA50 1.4 in number of photos produced. I'm not certain how many were produced but I'm damn glad I got one. On

Re: Whatever became of this lens?

2023-06-15 Thread Henk Terhell
The truth may be that owners of the FA 35-F2 don't want to sell it. For myself that is definitely true. Henk Op do 15 jun 2023 om 18:59 schreef : > > https://us.ricoh-imaging.com/product/smc-pentax-fa-35mm-f2-0-al-refurbished/ > > Never saw one anywhere other than the website. No used ones for

Re: Whatever became of this lens?

2023-06-15 Thread Larry Colen
> On Jun 15, 2023, at 9:59 AM, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: > > https://us.ricoh-imaging.com/product/smc-pentax-fa-35mm-f2-0-al-refurbished/ > > Never saw one anywhere other than the website. No used ones for sale that I > can see. The old Boz site doesn’t list it. I have the lens

Whatever became of this lens?

2023-06-15 Thread collinb
https://us.ricoh-imaging.com/product/smc-pentax-fa-35mm-f2-0-al-refurbished/ Never saw one anywhere other than the website. No used ones for sale that I can see. The old Boz site doesn’t list it. I’m even wondering why it ever existed. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe