Yeah for me too - thats why I created this poll as I want to see what people think of this lens - in all honesty I think Pentax should have stuck with a real 85mm f/1.4 as well (instead of playing the 1.53x crop factor) after all 5mm is virtually no difference over the FA50. I had to put the answer in there though - who knows maybe someone really likes 55mm over 50mm?
The thing really has to be better than my FA50 at f/1.4-2.8 for me to upgrade, the SDM and Weather Sealing will be plusses too and I probably wouldn't get it if it didn't also have these features as-well as being optically better. That said price will be a huge factor, I'll probably have to sell the FA50 to make some cash but only if the DA* doesn't cost at most more than $500 - otherwise if it is more I'll stick with the FA50 in all likelyhood.
I also would have preffered a DA* 85mm f/1.4 SDM too though but if Pentax holds true and makes this lens a killer then I think it could still be worth it if the price isn't too bad. I think Pentax should have just come out with a DA*85mm f/1.4 SDM and maybe give the FA50 a DA upgrade along with it too (kind of like the DA35 SDM is rumored to be an f/2 so - in effect replacing the FA35 f/2) to make it SDM and maybe slightly better optically and up the price from $200 to $300. I don't think anyone would complain then
Last edited by sft; 08-07-2007 at 01:00 PM.