On Feb 22, 2006, at 10:09 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I own SMC K 30mm/2.8 lens and use it for slides. But consider dslr
so 45m
angle would be very nice indeed. But...what about FA35/2.0 as standard
lens?What about optical performance between two?Which one is
sharper and
has better bokeh?What about color rendition?Has anyone had both and
could
tell which is better?IS 30mm better than FA 28mm and SMC K28/3.5?
Alex,
You've asked this question on DPReview and to me personally before.
Following up with my answer to you... might as well wrap them together.
The K30/2.8 is a good lens. Later lenses in the focal length range
are often better performers due to improvements in the optical
formulae and antireflection coatings. The current FA28/2.8 AL and
FA35/2 AL are superb. Better or worse? Well, the specific K30/2.8 I
tried out was not a substantially better performer than the A28/2.8
that I owned at the time. The current FA28 and FA35 are much better
performers.
And in response to your second query to me in email:
... taking into account that the price of A24mm is not very high
and that it seems to be very good lens, you prefer it over 28/35
A lenses ...
Prefer is a different thing. I found the A24 to have better contrast
and sharpness wide open compared to the A28/2.8 and A35/2.8. The
field of view on the *ist DS body is wider, which sometimes I want/
need and other times not.
BTW, all of the Pentax primes in this focal length range to date will
cover a 24x36mm film format, even the DA40/2.8. That said, I don't
expect a 24x36mm sensor body from Pentax any time soon, nor do I
consider planning lens purchases around such a possibility to be of
very high importance. I only own digital Pentax SLR cameras.
What I am wooriued about it is the fact you wrote 30mm is not as
good as new FA35mm one. I bought my 30mm for about 130$ so the
price was very good I think in mint condition with oryginal case!
If you already own the K30, and like it, what are you worrying about?
There's always something better in the world, with very rare
exceptions. The one I looked at was very reasonably priced but not
interesting because a) it was no better than what I already had, b)
didn't provide much different in way of field of view, and c)
because, for me, the lack of lens mount features limits the
functionality of the *ist DS.
I have read different comments on Stan Halpin's site and was
regarded as fantastic lens. But there was no direct comparison
with 35mm lens. Especially Yoshihiko liked it very much
Since the comments on Stan's site are comments by people on this
mailing list, I would expect the response from here to be virtually
identical to what you've already read.
BTW did you ever have a chance co compare your Pentax primes with
any Canon/Nikon counterparts?I just wonder if FA35/50mm etc are
of similar quality like above or not.
I owned and used primarily Nikon film camera equipment for over 30
years, and I have at present a Canon DSLR and four lens kit as well
as my Pentax gear. The Pentax FA35 and FA50 are excellent, and on par
or better performers compared to the Canon 50/1.4 and 28/1.8, Nikon
50/1.4 and 35/2 with regard to resolution and contrast. Each of the
different lenses has different rendering qualities, and that's where
I have found the Pentax lenses to be more pleasing. I've also owned
Leica rangefinder gear for most of the past four decades, and
consider the Pentax lens line to have what are in many ways very
similar qualities.
best,
Godfrey
