No, the FA31 is an older screw drive AF lens and you don't have the modern convenience of touching-up the focus. I've pretty much lived on the AF results as is. Regards, Bob S.
On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 11:32 AM, Juan Buhler <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Bob... The idea of the 20-40 was really nice, but the 31 seems > like it will be superb. > > Does the focusing ring allow you to move it with the camera on AF? > > j > > On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 2:18 PM, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote: >> Juan, >> I really like the 31. >> It's fast and kind of small and sharp. >> You'll not regret owning one. >> Regards, Bob S. >> >> On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 10:47 AM, Juan Buhler <[email protected]> wrote: >>> OK. >>> >>> So, after thinking a lot, and more importantly, after going out to >>> shoot with the 6D and a nice Zeiss 35mm lens, I've decided to stay >>> with Pentax. >>> >>> I got some really nice frames from the 6D. The shallower depth of >>> field is really noticeable to me. >>> >>> But the camera is bulky, heavy, and so are the lenses. I can see >>> myself buying this camera and then leaving it at home while I go shoot >>> with the Leica. >>> >>> I'll keep waiting for a full frame Pentax MX. I know the technology is >>> there... I'd be happy with a full frame 10MP camera, MX-sized, similar >>> viewfinder. Hey, make it all manual and drop the LCD screen, even, I >>> don't care, as long as mi DNGs are on the SD card when I come back >>> home. Or course, that's a pipe dream. >>> >>> In the meantime, the K3 will be a really nice thing to shoot with. >>> I'll put a Katz Eye screen on it and my viewfinder magnifier. >>> >>> Now my decision is: do I get the 20-40 with it, or, since it's just a >>> little bit more money, the 31/1.8, which seems like the ideal normal >>> lens for these cameras? >>> >>> j >>> >>> On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 10:01 PM, John <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> I was saving up for a full-frame Pentax. Doesn't look like that's in the >>>> near future, but that's Ok, because some other things came up & wiped out >>>> the money I was saving for that, setting me back to square one. >>>> >>>> Maybe Pentax will have something to offer me by the time I've saved up >>>> again. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 12/28/2013 12:58 PM, [email protected] wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The Canon 24/105 is a great lens. >>>>> >>>>> Just saying... Marnie aka Doe :-) Actually so is the 17-40, I believe. >>>>> >>>>> In a message dated 12/28/2013 8:48:46 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, >>>>> [email protected] writes: >>>>> Hello all, >>>>> >>>>> I don't post here much anymore, but I decided to ask this because I >>>>> see a lot of the old names and the pdml has always been an awesome >>>>> group of people. >>>>> >>>>> As some of you might know, I've shot with Pentax all my photographic >>>>> life. Starting with an ME-Super, going through PZ-1, MX (I still have >>>>> two black ones!), ZX-n, istD, K10D, to my current ones, a K5 and a >>>>> K-01 I bought because it was a really cheap way to put a sensor behind >>>>> my lenses. >>>>> >>>>> I love the quality and ergonomics of my Pentax cameras. After all >>>>> these years, I obviously have a nice set of lenses. I am currently >>>>> traveling in South America long term, so I have a subset of those with >>>>> me: 12-24 zoom, 21 Limited, FA28/2.8, FA35/2, FA50/1.7, 17-70 zoom. >>>>> The first three are my most used ones right now. I also shoot a lot >>>>> with a Leica M8 and either a 28 or 35mm lens on it. >>>>> >>>>> Now the time has came to renew my DSLR. Obviously, an option that is >>>>> up there is a K3. It seems like a camera I'd love, and given that it's >>>>> a Pentax, I can just use it without waiting for my fingers to learn >>>>> where the controls are. >>>>> >>>>> BUT. I've missed having full frame all this time. I would love to go >>>>> back to shooting mostly with a 50mm, because of its shallow depth of >>>>> field. I would love to have a big viewfinder, and fast AF wouldn't >>>>> hurt. Every time I pick up a Canon, it makes me sad how fast the AF >>>>> is. Even way older models, like an original 5D, focuses way faster >>>>> with a 50/1.8 than my K5 with a 50/1.7 or 35/2. >>>>> >>>>> So I am now trying to make this decision: get a K3, along with a 20-40 >>>>> (that zoom looks great for photos in the street!), or get a 60D ($1300 >>>>> at KEH), with a 50/1.8 and possibly a 28/1.8? If I get a Canon, I have >>>>> lenses available through my girlfriend: a 17-40/4 and a 24-105/4, so I >>>>> would immediately have a complete kit. >>>>> >>>>> The money spent would be about the same. One option means staying with >>>>> a brand I know and love. The other means getting full frame and state >>>>> of the art AF, no more little screws on my lenses. >>>>> >>>>> I feel like if I get the 60D I will miss Pentax tremendously. And if I >>>>> get the K3 I will love it, and in three months I will be wishing for a >>>>> full frame K mount. >>>>> >>>>> What says the PDML? It seems like the only good thing about Pentax not >>>>> releasing a FF camera is that Cotty's hat is still intact, no? >>>>> >>>>> j >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Juan Buhler - http://www.jbuhler.com >>> >>> -- >>> 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. > > > > -- > Juan Buhler - http://www.jbuhler.com > > -- > 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.
