Originally posted by selar I'm thankful I had the good sense not to believe the hype about the FA43. Pretty poor performance.
No, the guy is COMPLETELY missing the point of that lens....
Originally posted by MichaelBilson I just purchased the 43mm. This review is like a slap in my face. But then again, the FA 43mm is small and light, feels very nice to use and is compatible with my imaginary FF Pentax camera.
I do not regret my purchase.
You have a LEGENDARY lens...see how it performs stopped down...the rendering is bordering on magical...this guy is a measurebator...by that standard, a Maybach is a bad car because a Mustang will out accelerate it....
Originally posted by DSims Too bad my poorly performing lens takes so many nice photos!
No kidding..the thing is unbelievable...
Originally posted by bossa I knew there were reasons I just couldn't bring myself to buy that lens.
You're missing out on one of the world's great and most unique optics then...
Originally posted by Kennod I have just re-reviewed Photozone and decided their conclusions have little relevance to real world photography. I don't care what they measured, the 43 can produce sublime images that people look at.
So I've revised my overall rating of Photozone from "Interesting" down to "Almost meaningless"
Exactly...the guys a nut...COMPLETELY misses the point...
Originally posted by bossa Agreed... you don't value art by determining how technically perfect the paint brushes were.
A superb quote when applied to this lens. This was the FIRST Limited lens, covers full frame, and stopped down a little bit, the 3D rendering and bokeh are phenomenal. I remember seeing some Velvia Slide film shot with that lens when it first came out...absolutely phenomenal performance.
Listening to this idiot would be kind of like taking a Ken Rockwell review seriously...
Cheers,
Cameron