Re: Macros - (50f2.8 F any opinions?)

2003-08-19 Thread Herb Chong
i had for about 3 weeks both the A and the FA 50mm f2.8 macro. i never had the F version. Herb - Original Message - From: "David Weiss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "P. List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 22:04 Subject: Re: Macros -

Re: Macros - (50f2.8 F any opinions?)

2003-08-19 Thread David Weiss
HERB SAID: my limited experience from the time i had both was that the FA Macro was sharper enough to see the difference in the viewfinder. its manual focusing feel is too loose even with the clutch to hold its position well when pointed downwards. the F is worse in this regard. Herb Hey

Re: Macros - (50f2.8 F any opinions?)

2003-08-19 Thread David Weiss
Alexander, Thanks to you and the others for your opinions. I guess it is mostly positive. I am looking forward to its arrival. Dave ALEX Said: The optical design of the F 50mm macro is isdentical to that of the FA50mm macro. I have the FA version and I rate it as a excellent. Macro shots

RE: Macros - (50f2.8 F any opinions?)

2003-08-19 Thread tom
-Original Message- > From: Fred [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > The FA was the sharpest lense I owned, I think. Probably the only > > sharper Pentax that I've had experience with is the 200 macro. > > Is that the A* or the FA*, Tom? I would say that the A* 200/4 Macro > might be just a

Re: Macros - (50f2.8 F any opinions?)

2003-08-19 Thread Fred
Hi, Dave. >> Does anyone have an opinion of the 50f2.8 F macro? I noticed >> from Boz's page that it looks to have the same optics as the >> FA. I think the "A" is the one with the reputation for being >> extremely sharp--how does the "F" compare? The F 50/2.8 Macro and the FA 50/2.8 Macro appe

RE: Macros - (50f2.8 F any opinions?)

2003-08-19 Thread tom
> -Original Message- > From: David Weiss [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Hi all, > > Does anyone have an opinion of the 50f2.8 F macro? I noticed > from Boz's page that it looks to have the same optics as the > FA. I think the "A" is the one with the reputation for being > extremely sharp