That's what I use the DA40 for. It goes with my istD or istDs. After loosing a beautiful vacation shot for using crappy P&S, I don't do P&S anymore.
On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 4:49 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > I met Nino, the guy with the FA43 for sale at lunch today. I probably > could have gotten it for the DA40 + $100, something that I could at > least pretend to afford. > > Optically, the lens is sweet, and I'd really love the extra > speed. But, the niche my DA 40 fills is that with it on my K100, the > combination is amazingly small. The 43 is just big enough without the > shade, to not quite so comfortably fit into a cargo pocket. With the > shade, it's even bigger. > > So, especially with my sudden expense, I ended up not going for it > today. If I trip and fall into a bucket of money in the next couple of > weeks, I may go for it. > > The lunch may, however, prove expensive for Nino. He tried out my > FA31. > > At the very least, it was great to meet another pentax shooter. > > > > -- > The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post > the wrong answer. > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://www.red4est.com/lrc > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
