Originally posted by Digitalis personally I think a 19mm f/2 and a 120mm f/2 would finish the FA limited lens line up nicely - but then again that is optimism.
A 19/2? No. Absolutely not. I just got back from shooting my 24/2 on film, and that experience will probably push me into buying the DA 15. Wider? No. That is categorically a drug that I do not want to be exposed to.
But this cursed company called "Samyang" will probably do it someday, so Pentax may just as well go ahead and have no respect for my finances but do it right and proper.
Originally posted by wlachan Pentax absolutely needs a new FF24/2 which has good even wide open sharpness. And no, the FA*24/2 isn't great on APS-C. It was okay on film, but sucks big time on digital.
I can agree that it isn't one of the all-time greats. If what you're after is edge to edge resolution, then this isn't your lens. Yes, I'd trade my FA24 for an Elmarit-R (II) 19 in a heartbeat. But the 24 renders smoothly and clearly, or my copy does. This is more important to me than resolution in a fast, wide angle lens. In my opinion, the FA24 might not win any lens review awards, but photos shot with it might be more likely to win admiration. If only it weren't so big...