I have tried this lens for one shooting event (indoor) on the *ist D. I found it brilliantly sharp and haven't noticed any CA-problems. Regards
Jens Bladt Arkitekt MAA http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 20. august 2005 17:56 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: FA*24/2.0 On Aug 19, 2005, at 6:19 PM, keithw wrote: > John Munro wrote: > > >> Godfrey, that's interesting what you have to say about the FA24. >> How did you tell it has "a lot of chromatic aberration"? >> Three different people have sent me a bunch of RAW files from the FA [The attachment star.gif has been manually removed] 24mm f/2AL [IF] that exhibited quite a lot of CA. You see it as color fringes around elements in a scene, particularly at the edges. Paul Stenquist sent me several images comparing the A24/2.8 and the FA*24/2. The A24 was much better wide open, and at most other apertures. I don't expect a zoom to perform as well as a prime. That said, in comparison with my A24/2.8, the FA20-35 produces results that are almost indistinguishable. Now, I have mentioned this before: I'm still perplexed by this FA*24 lens. Several people have told me that they just can't abide with it, and several others purport that it is a fabulous lens. I can only say that I've avoided it because of the extreme range of opinions I've discovered about it. I'm satisfied with both the A24/2.8 and the FA20-35 ... both return very good, very sharp, very low CA results. At least mine do. I shoot exclusively with the digital bodies, and the images I've seen from the FA*24 were all taken with the *ist D/DS bodies. I have no idea how this lens performs on film; it's not relevant to my uses for it. > Was/is yours an FA*24, or just an FA24? > Godfrey prefers an FA over an FA*, for some reason... > Do you? > I don't have an FA24 or an FA*24. There seems to be some discrepancy in the way this lens is listed in various place. I have the Pentax-A 24mm f/2.8. That's really all I have to say about it. Godfrey
