> The friend of mine from the PAW list who first bought a Pentax DS > had the FA24/2. He sold it pretty fast because the CA wide open was > too much of a bother ... why carry such a heavy, big lens around if > you have have to shoot with it stopped down all the time?
I bought it for use on the MZ-3, I really liked the build and bright viewfinder image it afforded. The Smegma does have the advantage of diminutive size and light weight and I love the dedicated hood but wish it was reversible. Here's a shot with the Smegma on the old MX from about 1985: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5422977 > I had the A24/2.8 : it was a very good lens and I used it a lot. I > find the wide-open contrast and overall versatility of the FA20-35/4 > more appealing, and the resolution/rendering qualities are almost > as good (if not better in some cases). Maybe I had a bad sample, but the K version I have was almost identical optically. > Have fun with the K10D, John! Thanks Godfrey! John ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you have received an email in error please notify Carmel College on [EMAIL PROTECTED] then delete all copies of it from your systems. Although Carmel College scans incoming and outgoing emails and email attachments for viruses we cannot guarantee a communication to be free of all viruses nor accept any responsibility for viruses. Although Carmel College monitors incoming and outgoing emails for inappropriate content, the college cannot be held responsible for the views or expressions of the author. The views expressed may not necessarily be those of Carmel College and Carmel College cannot be held responsible for any loss or injury resulting from the contents of a message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
