Right you are. That's why I hang onto my K85/1.8. The DA* 50-135/2.8 is just as good or better at f2.8, but sometimes those extra stops can work wonders. Paul On Jan 3, 2010, at 9:23 PM, David Savage wrote:
> I agree, but it's the DOF control offered by the fast stuff that gives > creative possibilities. > > I just bought the Nikon 85mm f1.4. Sure, it's not at it's best at that > aperture, but the ability selectively isolate details and surround > them with soft bokeh goodness is awesome. > > DS > > 2010/1/4 Bob Sullivan <rf.sulli...@gmail.com>: >> Adam, >> Of course, I can argue that a useful ISO 1600 in digital negates the >> need for an f2 or better. >> Regards, Bob S. >> >> On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 8:10 PM, Adam Maas <a...@mawz.ca> wrote: >>> On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 7:49 PM, Joseph McAllister <pentax...@mac.com> wrote: >>>> On Jan 3, 2010, at 06:32 , Adam Maas wrote: >>>> >>>>> Pentax offers nothing truly comparable to the 58 Nokton, the FA 50/1.4 >>>>> handles worse (particularly for manual focus, the Nokton has a large >>>>> and well damped focus ring) and has significant QC problems with >>>>> recent production and the DA* 55 is about twice the price of the >>>>> Nokton and both are shorter lenses in a range where smaller focal >>>>> length differences remain noticeable. >>>>> >>>>> At the wide end Pentax is lacking any fast glass wider than 31mm. >>>>> While Pentax lenses are excellent, Pentax really has not provided a >>>>> full lens line unless your needs are small but slow primes and/or f2.8 >>>>> zooms. >>>>> >>>>> -Adam >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> You consider the DA 14mm ƒ2.8 slow? >>>> >>> >>> Yes, but not terribly so, f2.8 is quite acceptable for a 21mm >>> equivalent, but by is no means fast. Remember, the FF world has lenses >>> faster than f2 in this FoV range (Oly 21/2, Sigma 20/1.8, Leica >>> 21/1.4, even Pentax's prototype 20/1.4). Pentax has exactly two lenses >>> wider than 31mm and faster than f2.8 (28/2, FA* 24/2), and neither are >>> current-production >>> >>> -Adam >>> >>> -- >>> M. Adam Maas >>> http://www.mawz.ca >>> Explorations of the City Around Us. >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> -- >> 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. > > -- > 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. -- 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.
