> Alan Chan (where is that soul? Hope you are well mate!) had reported > that Pentax had modified the 77's gearing. Perhaps you have one of the > newer models.
I just compared the "gearing" (the focus feel) on a silver 77/1.8, and it is much like what I had noticed a couple of years (or so) ago on two different 43/1.9's (which I personally did not care for). However, I have to say (and some of you know that I am picky about focus feel - in fact, some of you are probably tired of hearing me fussing about focus feel - <g>) that the focus feel of the black 77/1.8 I have sitting next to me is really quite good. Really, really good. It's a winner (as in "it's a keeper")... Fred