Have a look at the lens test I did a few months ago:
http://www.robertstech.com/temp/lenstest.htm
The four lenses tested at 24mm were:
FA*24/2.0
F24-50/4
FA24-90/3.5-4.5
Tamron 17-35/2.8-4
All tripod-mounted, manual exposure and white balance. Aperture at
f/11
The test conditions were chosen, by
On 22/08/06, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello Shel,
>
> That describes the experience I had. Great on film, not so hot on
> digital. I've owned two different samples over time. The first I
> only tried on film. If it were me, I'd stick with your K 24.
I agree, though I never did
Hello Shel,
That describes the experience I had. Great on film, not so hot on
digital. I've owned two different samples over time. The first I
only tried on film. If it were me, I'd stick with your K 24.
--
Bruce
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Mine is silver - or more like grey, really.
Not good? It's absolutely excellent! The clotch: You can push the focusrig
back and forth to switch between AF a
It is one of my favourite lenses, the other being 77 Limited. I use
it only on film bodies, so don't know how it works on a DSLR. I love
it for for it's many qualities, being able to produce very pleasing
images overall, very good flare resistance and for its speed. I can
see it as a great co
elig meddelelse-
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Belinkoff
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Recently I've been using the K24/2.8 quite a bit, and have found the focal
length to be very useful. While I'm not ready to buy the FA* 24
Shel,
Godfrey is right. Rob was the one to note chromatic aberration as a
digital problem. I've used the lens and absolutely love it on film
and have found no problems on digital. (maybe I'm not critical
enough?) It is really terrific to have a fast, wide prime on the DS.
It will remind you of
It is an excellent lens, both with film and digital. Only made in
silver, but the lens body is metal, not plastic. Someone has just
explained how the AF/MF clutch works, so I will not comment on it again.
In some high contrast situations, such as the typical dark branches
against a bright sky, i
On Aug 21, 2006, at 9:21 AM, Joseph Tainter wrote:
> The FA* 24 F2 is one of those controversial lenses. ... I had
> bought it for use in
> low light. ...
The FA35/2 and FA50/1.4 are my low-light lenses at present. Would be
nice to have a 24-28 f/2 lens, but I'm too leery of the FA*24 to be
> [Original Message]
> From: Godfrey DiGiorgi
> My reservations about the 24/2 stem from the wide disparity of
> comments I've heard about its optical performance. It seems most
> people who have used it with film love it, but most people who've
> used it with the DSLR bodies find too much c
Ahhh thanks for jogging my memory.
Shel
> [Original Message]
> From: Godfrey DiGiorgi
> My reservations about the 24/2 stem from the wide disparity of
> comments I've heard about its optical performance. It seems most
> people who have used it with film love it, but most people who've
Far as I'm aware, the FA*24/2.0 is/was only available in silver.
It does not have QuickShift, it has a clutch on the focusing ring.
Slip the ring on the lens and the AF coupling is disengaged
regardless of what the setting on the body is. This nets the ability
to focus manually while the cam
Boz's site only shows a silver version so I'd go with that. I've heard
it's a very fine lens. Well beyond my
price range right now.
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
>Recently I've been using the K24/2.8 quite a bit, and have found the focal
>length to be very useful. While I'm not ready to buy the FA* 2
On Aug 21, 2006, at 10:58 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
> More important, how is it optically? I seem to recall some people
> saying
> that it wasn't very good - although I don't recall any specifics.
I've only used it on film, and it was spectacular. Made my Sigma Super
Wide II 24mm f2.8 look l
Recently I've been using the K24/2.8 quite a bit, and have found the focal
length to be very useful. While I'm not ready to buy the FA* 24/2.0 right
now, it may be worthwhile to consider adding to my personal road map, so
I've some questions:
Is the lens only available in silver, or can it be had
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