RE: FA 35/2 available

[Joseph Tainter]

"I'm curious about this particular optic.  It seems to be quite 
desirable. Apart from the focal length, how might it compare with the 
31mm Ltd, which also seems to make Pentax users sit up and take notice? 
 It would seem that these are lenses that might stand comparison."

Shel, the FA 31 is sui generis. It's the lens they'll take from my cold, 
dead hands.

The FA 35 f2 is quite good, except for being a bit soft at f2. Beyond f2 
it approaches the sharpness of the FA 31, but falls a bit short.

The FA 35 is quite good value in dollars for performance, unless you 
want the best and want to be able to get sharp results wide open.

Incidentally, the FA 35 is actually a 34. The FA 31 is actually a 32.
Joe