Alex, > I went back to the April where I asked a similar question. General > consensus was that the 43 produced some excellent results. Godfrey > dumped his 50 for it and had no regrets. I will never sell the 50. > It's RidicuFast(tm). Only thing better is that Zeiss Noctilux at > f/1.0, but that's just being silly. > > I was asking previously afout 70 vs 77 but I haven't spend enough time > in that focal range to know if I care about it enough to put a sucking > chest wound into my bank account. Especially when old super-taks in > that ballpark are plentiful. > > Bottom line: > I'd unloading the DA40... I'm 96% convinced it's the right move. > I'm keeping the FA50, 100% confidence
I've both 43 Ltd and FA 50/1.7 and I used to have M 50/1.4 (had to sell it to get all three limiteds). I think that 43 Ltd is mighty good lens however it is, (OMG) slow ;-). No, seriously, it is f1.9. So if you have FA 50/1.4, you might as well keep it. Personally, I am selling FA 50/1.7 and buying FA 50/1.4 'cause I want to have at least one fast lens. Film limiteds being f1.9 and f1.8 are only moderately fast. For 77 it is just right, for 31 faster than 1.8 would mean way bigger, heavier and way way more expensive. However I'd like to have a lens for these dim situations. If you have FA 50/1.4 you might want to keep the money, 'cause 50/1.4 is truly excellent. As for keeper's percentage. I am sorry, but I don't buy your argument. More expensive and theoretically better lens does not make one better photographer, no offense intended here. I do admit that if I was *forced* to choose just one normal lens, I'd go for 43 ltd, but that's my *personal* preference. Notice also, that you may be able to shoot with your FA 50/1.4 with *both* eyes opened, which probably will not be possible with 43 ltd... You seem to like optical experiments ;-), so perhaps it is time you performed some more. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
