On 3 Feb 2005 at 17:34, John Whittingham wrote: > > The DA renders the in-focus wood and rope patterns (low right) with > > a bit more detail (F/2.8, at least) and contrast (all apertures). > > I noticed that myself, makes you wonder why at the same aperture supposedly, > anyone care to enlighten me?
It wouldn't be difficult to produce a lens with better performance than the M40/2.8 these days, it's legendary for being small, nothing else IMHO. I had one and sold it fast, terrible focus ring, relatively soft across the frame, only five aperture blades and older coatings don't add up to a stellar performer. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
