Opinions on FA 100/3.5 Macro

[ukasz Kacperczyk]

Hi all,

I'm looking for opinions on the FA 100/3.5 Macro lens. I'm planning to use
it as a portrait lens. How good/bad is the manual focus ring? What kind of
bokeh does this lens have? How sharp is it? And the last thing - how much is
it worth?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
ukasz

PS. Anyone has a nice 135/2.8 F or FA for sale?

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RE: Opinions on FA 100/3.5 Macro

[tom]

Hey there, I have one of these. If Pentax doesn't get the DSLR to
market pretty soon it'll belong to Bruce.

To answer your questions:

- The manual focus ring is as bad as anything out there.
- BokehI'm not sure. I've shot a few things with it wide open, but
not a lot. Here are some examples:

http://www.bigdayphoto.com/knob/skgo-26.html
http://www.bigdayphoto.com/knob/skgo-24.html
http://www.bigdayphoto.com/knob/skgo-25.html
http://www.bigdayphoto.com/knob/skgo-33.html
http://www.bigdayphoto.com/knob/skgo-35.html
http://www.bigdayphoto.com/knob/skgo-31.html

I don't promise these are all wide open.

In case you're wondering, these are photos from a hiking trail
dedication. This guy through hiked the Appalachian Trail at the age of
70:

http://www.bigdayphoto.com/knob/skgo-10.html

- It's very sharp.
- I have no idea how much it's worth. I thought it was a good deal
new.

Also, it only has click stops for whole apertures. You can balance it
in between, but there's no click.

In summary, it's got nice optics, crappy build.

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 -Original Message-
 From: ukasz Kacperczyk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 10:40 AM
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Opinions on FA 100/3.5 Macro


 Hi all,

 I'm looking for opinions on the FA 100/3.5 Macro lens. I'm
 planning to use
 it as a portrait lens. How good/bad is the manual focus
 ring? What kind of
 bokeh does this lens have? How sharp is it? And the last
 thing - how much is
 it worth?

 Thanks in advance.

 Regards,
 ukasz

 PS. Anyone has a nice 135/2.8 F or FA for sale?

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Re: Opinions on FA 100/3.5 Macro

[ukasz Kacperczyk]

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From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 5:13 PM
Subject: RE: Opinions on FA 100/3.5 Macro


 Hey there, I have one of these. If Pentax doesn't get the DSLR to
 market pretty soon it'll belong to Bruce.

snip between, but there's no click.

 In summary, it's got nice optics, crappy build.

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Wow - thanks, Tom! That's what I call an exhaustive answer.

ukasz

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RE: Opinions on FA 100/3.5 Macro

[tom]

 -Original Message-
 From: ukasz Kacperczyk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 Wow - thanks, Tom! That's what I call an exhaustive answer.

I have to try and balance out the OT crap I post here.

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