It’s optically the same as the FA43 Limited, but that lens is se up for the screwdriver AF drive — the focusing is a bit too quick with a loose feel. Makes it hard to be precise.
The Special is RF coupled and has a beautiful focusing feel and built in hood. The only downside is that close focus is .7m, like most RF lenses. Not a big issue on the CL since it’s FOV is cropped and it’s a short portrait tele in this application. G > On Nov 3, 2019, at 11:22 AM, Juan Buhler <juanbuh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Sat, Nov 2, 2019 at 10:46 AM Godfrey DiGiorgi <godfreydigio...@me.com> > wrote: > >> The Pentax lens I always wanted is the Pentax-L 43mm f/1.9 Special that >> they produced in Leica Thread Mount for a short run of about 2000 units. >> Most were sold in Japan and still command a price around $1500 or so as a >> complete set with the matching optical viewfinder. >> >> A year or so back after I bought the Leica CL, I found one available in >> Japan EBay for $600 without the finder and nabbed it. It’s every bit as >> good a lens as I expected. (-: > > > Ohhh, yes, good one Godfrey, I would also love to have that one! > > Is it any different optically to the 43mm Limited? I mean--if you'll use it > on a camera with live view/EVF, then there's no difference, correct? Is its > only advantage that it is rangefinder coupled? > > j > > -- > Juan Buhler - http://www.jbuhler.com > -- 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.
