Christine, The DFA 100mm f2.8 Macro has a 49mm front filter size vs 58mm on the older versions. This might make a difference if you're planning on using a ringflash as 49mm is easier to find. I've shot a lot with the A100mm f2.8 Macro (no autofocus) and quite like it. It's not suprising to hear good things about the FA 100mm f2.8 Macro. I carrying around the DFA 100mm f2.8 Macro now. It's a bit lighter and more compact with very nice image qualities. I watched Mark Cassino (of Snow Flake fame) shoot with one and made the switch. I don't know what kind of a discount you got on the FA vs DFA. The DFA's were discounted for a while as Canada got rid of the 'non-waterproof' stock. Regards, Bob S.
On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 2:34 PM, Christine Nielsen <[email protected]> wrote: > Greetings, all--- > > Today, I enabled myself with the Pentax smc FA 100mm 2.8 macro lens. > Funny thing is, it happened kind of by accident... I thought I was > purchasing the DFA 100mm 2.8 macro (the non-WR version), but it turns > out I overlooked the missing "D" when I placed my order. Whoops. > > Anyway, I picked it up to use for some jewelry shots I'm doing for a > client. When I saw that it wasn't what I had in mind, I wasn't sure... > it has a kind of funky look to it, with a deeply recessed lens. But > -- I'm really liking it so far. The images are sharp, and the AF is > fast. I think this could be the start of a very nice relationship... > > What I wonder is this: what am I missing out on because of my > shopping cart mix-up? (Besides the price difference...) I'm not sure > I understand the difference between the DFA & FA designations... Are > there other features of either lens that I should consider before I > declare this one a keeper? > > Thanks, > -c > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
