Re: DA14mm f/2.8 quality (was: Pentax 50mm News)

[Herb Chong]

at f8, my DA 14 is uniformly sharp across the field, but noticeably less so 
than the DA 16-45 at f8. the DA 16-45 and FA* 80-200/2.8 are about equal to 
my eyes, and i expect that the FA* 28-70/2.8 to be about the same.

Herb...
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From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 8:08 PM
Subject: Re: DA14mm f/2.8 quality (was: Pentax 50mm News)


Less sharp ... in the center, at the edges, at what f/stops,
etc, at what settings on the DA16-45? How are you comparing
them?
I find the DA14 satisfactorily sharp across the field wide open,
but the corners are not as sharp as the center until f/4-5.6.
Contrast is good throughout the range. Distortion seems to be
very low.