Comments on: new toy http://www.booleansplit.com/?p=713 photos, tips, tricks, and thoughts from an avid amateur photographer Sat, 11 Sep 2010 21:21:11 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: sweetpapa http://www.booleansplit.com/?p=713&cpage=1#comment-543 sweetpapa Thu, 05 Aug 2010 05:54:55 +0000 http://www.booleansplit.com/?p=713#comment-543 Any regrets about choosing this over the 35mm DA f/2.8 Limited versus the FA f/2? I'm in the same boat and had to choose a 35mm prime lens, and decided to go for the 35mm FA f/2. Still waiting for my lens to come. Any regrets about choosing this over the 35mm DA f/2.8 Limited versus the FA f/2?

I’m in the same boat and had to choose a 35mm prime lens, and decided to go for the 35mm FA f/2. Still waiting for my lens to come.

]]> By: Robert http://www.booleansplit.com/?p=713&cpage=1#comment-375 Robert Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:40:46 +0000 http://www.booleansplit.com/?p=713#comment-375 @Olliver Robert: Thanks for your note. I have an old 50 f/1.7 A series manual focus lens that I love. However, I too find the 75mm equiv focal length a bit long for a lot of my photography. I can't swing the $800 right now for the 31 f/1.8 so the 35 f/2 was the most logical choice for me. I had seen it for under $300 before but now that Pentax has apparently stopped making them the prices have started to rise. I gladly paid $330 from B&H because they actually had the lens in stock. The only other place I could find it was at Pentax's on-line store for $475! I can already tell that this lens is going to spend a lot of time on my K10D :D @Olliver Robert:
Thanks for your note. I have an old 50 f/1.7 A series manual focus lens that I love. However, I too find the 75mm equiv focal length a bit long for a lot of my photography. I can’t swing the $800 right now for the 31 f/1.8 so the 35 f/2 was the most logical choice for me. I had seen it for under $300 before but now that Pentax has apparently stopped making them the prices have started to rise. I gladly paid $330 from B&H because they actually had the lens in stock. The only other place I could find it was at Pentax’s on-line store for $475! I can already tell that this lens is going to spend a lot of time on my K10D :D

]]> By: Ollivier Robert http://www.booleansplit.com/?p=713&cpage=1#comment-374 Ollivier Robert Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:21:06 +0000 http://www.booleansplit.com/?p=713#comment-374 Hello, I've replaced my old and trusty FA-50mm/f1.4 with this lens one year ago because 50mm (eq. 75) is often too long and the K20D can deal with the lost f-stop. I'm very very happy with it (although the 31mm/f1.8 is nagging me often) and it is my day-to-day lens. I love it. I'm a bit surprised by the price though, I bought mine in a shop on eBay and it was around 220 EUR/280 US$. Anyway, good choice, enjoy it as I'm sure you will. Hello, I’ve replaced my old and trusty FA-50mm/f1.4 with this lens one year ago because 50mm (eq. 75) is often too long and the K20D can deal with the lost f-stop. I’m very very happy with it (although the 31mm/f1.8 is nagging me often) and it is my day-to-day lens. I love it. I’m a bit surprised by the price though, I bought mine in a shop on eBay and it was around 220 EUR/280 US$. Anyway, good choice, enjoy it as I’m sure you will.

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