Re: Pentax FA28/2.8 AL vs FA35/2 AL lenses: how do they compare?

2007-01-28 Thread P. J. Alling
It's a zoom, you make allowances. Peter Lacus wrote: > Paul, > > >> The K 28/3.5 might be the sharpest and best resolving 28 of them all. >> Unfortunately, it's as slow as a crippled mule. But I still use mine. >> > > if 3.5 is slow as a crippled mule, how would you characterize for > e

Re: Pentax FA28/2.8 AL vs FA35/2 AL lenses: how do they compare?

2007-01-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
I can't say for sure, but I would guess that they are the same. Paul On Jan 26, 2007, at 8:04 PM, Mat Maessen wrote: > On 1/25/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> The K 28/3.5 might be the sharpest and best resolving 28 of them all. >> Unfortunately, it's as slow as a crippled mule. B

Re: Pentax FA28/2.8 AL vs FA35/2 AL lenses: how do they compare?

2007-01-26 Thread Mat Maessen
On 1/25/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The K 28/3.5 might be the sharpest and best resolving 28 of them all. > Unfortunately, it's as slow as a crippled mule. But I still use mine. Is that the same optical formula as the Super Takumar/SMC Takumar 28/3.5? If so, I should pull mine

Re: Pentax FA28/2.8 AL vs FA35/2 AL lenses: how do they compare?

2007-01-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
I expect slow in a zoom. Primes should be fast. But I'm being a bit facetious in regard to the 28/3.5. I really like the lens. In fact, I'm going to make a point of using it this weekend. It's been in the box far too long. By the way, the DA 16-45/4 may well be my most used lens. Paul On Ja

Re: Pentax FA28/2.8 AL vs FA35/2 AL lenses: how do they compare?

2007-01-26 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Fri, 26 Jan 2007, Peter Lacus wrote: >> The K 28/3.5 might be the sharpest and best resolving 28 of them all. >> Unfortunately, it's as slow as a crippled mule. But I still use mine. > > if 3.5 is slow as a crippled mule, how would you characterize for > example 16-45/4 zoom? Err, a mid-(price

Re: Pentax FA28/2.8 AL vs FA35/2 AL lenses: how do they compare?

2007-01-26 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 27/01/07, Peter Lacus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Paul, > > > The K 28/3.5 might be the sharpest and best resolving 28 of them all. > > Unfortunately, it's as slow as a crippled mule. But I still use mine. > > if 3.5 is slow as a crippled mule, how would you characterize for > example 16-45/4 z

Re: Pentax FA28/2.8 AL vs FA35/2 AL lenses: how do they compare?

2007-01-26 Thread Peter Lacus
Paul, > The K 28/3.5 might be the sharpest and best resolving 28 of them all. > Unfortunately, it's as slow as a crippled mule. But I still use mine. if 3.5 is slow as a crippled mule, how would you characterize for example 16-45/4 zoom? Cheers, Peter -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML

RE: Pentax FA28/2.8 AL vs FA35/2 AL lenses: how do they compare?

2007-01-26 Thread Henk Terhell
TECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi > Sent: 26 January, 2007 2:17 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Pentax FA28/2.8 AL vs FA35/2 AL lenses: how do > they compare? > > ... The FA28/2.8 is just fine, and a better match to the >

Re: Pentax FA28/2.8 AL vs FA35/2 AL lenses: how do they compare?

2007-01-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 25, 2007, at 4:31 PM, Pancho Hasselbach wrote: > ... By which means is the A28/2 a "fine performer", had you > opportunity to > see pictures, probably in comparison to other Pentax 28s? I've seen a couple of small prints, nothing that I could point to and say "it's fantastically bette

Re: Pentax FA28/2.8 AL vs FA35/2 AL lenses: how do they compare?

2007-01-25 Thread Pancho Hasselbach
There's no special reason for writing this way. By which means is the A28/2 a "fine performer", had you opportunity to see pictures, probably in comparison to other Pentax 28s? I could possibly get one, but for a terrible amount of money. Pancho Godfrey DiGiorgi schrieb: > You're welcome, Pancho

Re: Pentax FA28/2.8 AL vs FA35/2 AL lenses: how do they compare?

2007-01-25 Thread Tom C
It's called photofstopdyslexia. Tom C. >From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: Re: Pentax FA28/2.8 AL vs FA35/2 AL lenses: how do they compare? >Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:10:58 -0800

Re: Pentax FA28/2.8 AL vs FA35/2 AL lenses: how do they compare?

2007-01-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
The K 28/3.5 might be the sharpest and best resolving 28 of them all. Unfortunately, it's as slow as a crippled mule. But I still use mine. Paul On Jan 25, 2007, at 7:10 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > You're welcome, Pancho. > > Why do you write the lens name reversed from how nearly everyone els

Re: Pentax FA28/2.8 AL vs FA35/2 AL lenses: how do they compare?

2007-01-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
You're welcome, Pancho. Why do you write the lens name reversed from how nearly everyone else writes it? The full lens name is "smc Pentax-FA 28mm f/2.8 AL" normally shortened to FA28/2.8 ... FA 2.8/28 is confusing. From what I've heard, the A28/2 is a fine performer, but I have only heard

Re: Pentax FA28/2.8 AL vs FA35/2 AL lenses: how do they compare?

2007-01-25 Thread Pancho Hasselbach
Thanks for sharing, Godfrey. Just put hands on an FA 2.8/28, from a seller offering one on ebay, from which I know he also runs an online shop, often with really similar offers. BTW, does anybody know how A 2/28 performs, as well on film as on silicon? Stan's site says nothing about it, it seem

Re: Pentax FA28/2.8 AL vs FA35/2 AL lenses: how do they compare?

2007-01-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thank you. What I really want is a DA 28mm f/2 Limited ... something about the size of the current FA28/2.8 but optimized for the 16x24 format should be able to make it. :-) G On Jan 25, 2007, at 6:09 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: > Godfrey, interesting study. Wished there was a DA 28/2.8 AL. --

RE: Pentax FA28/2.8 AL vs FA35/2 AL lenses: how do they compare?

2007-01-25 Thread Henk Terhell
Godfrey, interesting study. Wished there was a DA 28/2.8 AL. Henk -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: 24 January, 2007 10:35 PM To: PDML List; SeePhoto Talk Subject: Pentax FA28/2.8 AL vs FA35/2 AL lenses: how do they c