Hi, Shel. > and the K85/1.8 has become one of my most used and valuable > lenses, preferring it to the A*85/1.4 optics for numerous reasons.
Well, while I do miss the K 85/1.8, and while I also still have access to an FA* 85/1.4 (my wife's lens), I still find the A* 85/1.4 to be my 85-of-choice. I know that some (including you, Shel, if I recall) have mentioned that they think it is a little large, but I've never felt that way. I guess my 85 arsenal is (and, for some time, has been) down to just the A* and FA* 85/1.4's, and the nifty Kenko 85/2.5 MC Soft. Heck, I've passed along more 85's than I still own - <g>. Still miss that K 85/1.8, though... <sniff> ;-) Fred