Re: I love my Heaven77

2004-02-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Kostas Kavoussanakis" Subject: Re: I love my Heaven77 > On Wed, 25 Feb 2004, William Robb wrote: > > While I have no reason to disagree with your general comment, my > colleague compared the flare performance of his 43 with that of h

RE: I love my Heaven77

2004-02-26 Thread Winston
o:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 5:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: I love my Heaven77 I'm referring to linear distortion, not perspective distortion. My 20/2.8 shows nearly undetectable barrel dist.. FA 24/2 shows noticeable one. I shoot mostly architecture and inter

RE: I love my Heaven77

2004-02-26 Thread Winston
on [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 4:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: I love my Heaven77 As I understand it, distortion is _inevitable_ in a lens as wide as 24mm, which is why, for example, a 35mm is better for group portraits. Winston wrote, in part: >

Re: I love my Heaven77

2004-02-26 Thread Lon Williamson
As I understand it, distortion is _inevitable_ in a lens as wide as 24mm, which is why, for example, a 35mm is better for group portraits. Winston wrote, in part: I'm not satisfied with the FA 24/2. Too much distortion, and sharpness could be better at wide f-stops.

Re: I love my Heaven77

2004-02-25 Thread Mark Roberts
"Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On 25 Feb 2004 at 22:18, Winston wrote: > >> I >> wished Pentax makes something wider than 31mm and longer than 100mm >> Limited lenses. I'm not satisfied with the FA 24/2. Too much distortion, >> and sharpness could be better at wide f-stops. > >Same he

RE: I love my Heaven77

2004-02-25 Thread Rob Studdert
On 25 Feb 2004 at 22:18, Winston wrote: > I > wished Pentax makes something wider than 31mm and longer than 100mm > Limited lenses. I'm not satisfied with the FA 24/2. Too much distortion, > and sharpness could be better at wide f-stops. Same here, pity the 14/2.8 was a DA not a LTD :-( Rob St

RE: I love my Heaven77

2004-02-25 Thread Winston
100mm Limited lenses. I'm not satisfied with the FA 24/2. Too much distortion, and sharpness could be better at wide f-stops. -Original Message- From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 9:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: I love my Heave

Re: I love my Heaven77

2004-02-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Likewise ... my 43mm ltd never showed a hint of flare under any circumstance. I will, however, admit to using a slightly larger/deeper lens hood than the standard one, but not specifically for flare protection ... it was just easier to use for my style of carrying and shooting. William Robb wrote

Re: I love my Heaven77

2004-02-25 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" Subject: Re: I love my Heaven77 > Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >On Wed, 25 Feb 2004, William Robb wrote: > > > >> From: "Kostas Kavoussanakis" > > > > >

Re: I love my Heaven77

2004-02-25 Thread Mark Roberts
Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Wed, 25 Feb 2004, William Robb wrote: > >> From: "Kostas Kavoussanakis" > > > Isn't flare an issue with this lens? >> >> No. > >Sorry, it was the 43 that my colleague has problems with. Wow. I've never had any flare problems with my 43 Limited a

Re: I love my Heaven77

2004-02-25 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 25 Feb 2004, William Robb wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Kostas Kavoussanakis" > Subject: RE: I love my Heaven77 > > > Isn't flare an issue with this lens? > > No. Sorry, it was the 43 that my colleague has problems with. Kostas

Re: I love my Heaven77

2004-02-25 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Derby Chang" Subject: I love my Heaven77 > > I think a black-ring UV filter looks terrible on it. Need to find a > slim-line silver filter. Then I'll be set for my sisters wedding (just a > small matter of deciding what to wear). Pentax makes a matching UV