Hi, Shel,
I own the lens. Is very huge and heavy, but it feels very well in the hands
and in a LX (and looks very good too imo). It seems to be very metallic,
except for aperture ring, and maybe some inner parts. Manual focus feel is
good for an AF lens (despite the fact the ring rotates beyond both focus
limits), but sucks if you are used to good K lenses. The same for aperture
ring.
It has a very good construction, but I'm sure you will never like it, since
you seem to be vey picky about feeling in equipment, not being the
adaptative kind of guy I am.
I think for the price, it's an excellent buy, and the slides I've taken
with it in Patagonia some days ago are stunning, and the f 2 speed is handy
in some situations (in the woods)
Regards
Albano
Shel wrote:
The 24/2.0 is getting rave reviews here, which, of course, is always of
interest. But the question is, how much better is it than the K24/2.8?
After all, moving to the FA*24/2.0 one is giving up manual focusing,
adding a lot of weight - the lens weighs twice that of the K24/2.8 - and
bulk, and, while I don't judge a lens solely by it's performance
figures, the figures on Boz's site show the two lenses to be quite
close.
So, what characteristics does the 24/2.0 have that make it so desirable
besides being a stop faster? How does it feel to focus manually? Is
the lens body plastic? Has anyone experienced any problems with it?
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