I'm sure you'll enjoy your K100D. It will be interesting to see how long it takes for you to want the K10D.. ;-)
I have not been very interested in the DA40 Limited ... Not because it isn't a good performer or because it is 'only' f/2.8, but because I find it so thin on the camera that it is difficult for me to use the way I'd like (I do a lot of manual focus). On the other hand, it supports the full time manual focus feature and that would be nice to have on all my lenses. In this focal length range, I've had the FA35/2 and FA50/1.4. Both are excellent lenses. But I found I wasn't using the FA50 very much after I bought the FA77 (replaced later with the DA70). I also found I wanted a little wider than the FA35 and bought the FA28. 28 seemed a bit of a reach from 70, wanted something more in the middle, and got the FA43 Limited ... sold the 35 and 50. I'm happier with the trio 28-43-70 than I was with 35-50-77. The myth that I heard was that the FA43 wasn't terribly sharp wide open. I find this isn't true... http://homepage.mac.com/godders/43WO.jpg http://homepage.mac.com/godders/43WO-det.jpg Another plus is that the DA21, FA43 and DA70 are all very close in size, weight and finish: they feel well balanced and comfortable on both the DS and K10D bodies. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
