On Tue, 26 Oct 2004, Mark Roberts wrote: > Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >An article in the Nov '04 Pop Photo verifies that the > >performance gap between zooms and primes is ever > >narrowing. Actually, in one set of tests the zoom out > >performed the prime. > >I was both pleased and disappointed in the case of the > >Pentax lenses. > > I saw that article yesterday. The FA 50/1.7 killed everything in its > path!
Yes, but then again it would. This is not just a lens. Just look at its heritage. I still fit the 24-90 on the camera when going out with one lens. The 50 "asks" that the grip be taken off (balance). I also find occasionally that the 50 does not necessarily AF where I think it has. The zoom is very versatile and certainly sufficient for my kind of photographs (6x4 :-) What kind of shooting does the OP do? Kostas
