On 21 Feb 2005 at 10:50, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > There's been a lot of debate about the FA24/2 AL on the D/DS on > the DPReview forum. I'm not sure what to make of all the debate, > but the word of one poster there whom I know from the PAW list > and other venues I feel is credible. > > He found the lens to be quite sharp all through the aperture > range, found that there was a bit more CA at wide apertures than > he was expecting. But also found that storing exposures in RAW > format and then using Photoshop's Camera Raw plug-in, which has > CA correction utilities, ameliorated this issue to a non-issue. > His biggest beef about the lens was more its size and weight, > which is considerable, and found that he preferred a manual > focus lens anyway.
I can't agree, with the CA trimmed its sharpness in the corners (which really aren't on a *ist D or DS and I've tried two samples to be sure) hoovers compared to the A24/2.8, I agree however that it's overly huge and heavy. I still own both lenses BTW, just haven't got around to selling the FA24/2 yet but it's definitely on the block. > He's moved on to a K24/2.8, which I don't know whether he's > received yet. I recently acquired an A24/2.8 and like it a lot: > it demonstrates a bit more flare than the A28/2.8 but is > otherwise an excellent performer on the DS, with sharpness and > rendering quite similar to the A28/2.8. I've got a Sigma clip-on "Perfect" tulip hood for 50mm lens on my A24/2.8, with this out of frame flare becomes a non issue. http://members.ozemail.com.au/~audiob/temp/_igp5268.jpg http://members.ozemail.com.au/~audiob/temp/_igp5271.jpg http://members.ozemail.com.au/~audiob/temp/_igp5272.jpg http://members.ozemail.com.au/~audiob/temp/_igp5274.jpg http://members.ozemail.com.au/~audiob/temp/_igp5275.jpg > Regards the FA35/2.0: I've only heard one person say they didn't > like it on the *ist D, and I don't know if they ever used it on > a film camera. That's the lens I had ordered but changed to an > FA31/1.8, due to its excellent reputation and my desire for an > f/2 lens in this focal length range. I haven't owned an FA35/2 but I'd be very surprised if it wasn't very good on the *ist D, I've not heard any complaints from people I trust. Cheers, 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
