Mike,
I'm glad that the pictures have been useful to you. As the 85's were so
controversial, I felt it worthwhile to show just what the FA can do. It is
one of my favorite lenses and I tend to lean toward the f/2 shot also.
Thanks for your kind words. I hope that the gallery can be useful to all of
PDML as they want to learn more about a particular lens.
Bruce Dayton
Sacramento, CA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 6:43 PM
Subject: Re: pentax-discuss-digest V1 #154
>Mike wrote:
>
>
> My own two f-stops' worth is that the PDML's Bruce Dayton provided the
> best-ever demonstration of this on the Pentax Lens Gallery. If you look at
> his pictures of his daughter taken with the FA 85/1.4, carefully examine
the
> pictures taken at the different apertures and see which one you like best.
> If you like the f/5.6 one, you agree with Fred. Personally, however, I
much
> prefer the f/2 shot. It's not "soft" like those awful soft filters, which
I
> really thoroughly dislike, but it's not hard-sharp like the f/5.6
rendition.
> It's all a matter of taste, so this is not an argument. But give me the
f/2
> picture and portraits like it every time.
>
> BTW Bruce D., I've used your pictures as illustrations of "sharpness
control
> by aperture choice" many times, and thank you very much for the excellent
> demonstration.
>
> --Mike
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