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11-22-2015, 06:18 AM   #16
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I have all three of the lenses you want to get rid of.

I could never get rid of the 35 macro because I need the macro function too badly for work (more properly I need both FOV and macro TOGETHER at times, and nothing else will do).

I could maybe, MAYBE get rid of the FA50 because I have the DA50 too, but the FA is my fastest AF lens and can also do double duty on all my K mount film bodies, which the DA50 can't.

I love the 40 for its compact size and ease of handling (I have the older SMC version), but its full use is restricted to my K5, with limited (program only) functionality on the P3 and P30T and it cannot be used on my ME or MX. Of all the lenses I would sacrifice to get a 43 limited, this is the one I would be most content to part with, especially since the focal length is so close and the 43 isn't that much bigger. Of course I don't think anyone would do a one for one swap, unless they had really come to loathe the 43 or didn't know what it was they held in their hand.

11-22-2015, 10:27 AM   #17
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To me in a way or another you have too many lenses with 35ltd, DA40 and FA50. And sure the last think to do would be to add the FA43 is you don't see at least 2 of the others.

Why ? Simply because the real value of lens is to me linked to the number of shoots you'll make with it, number of keepers and the pleasure of using it. If you have 3 lenses instead of one, each one will be used one third of the time or more likely, the other 2 might not see much use.

I like to go out with 2,3 or 2 primes and take shoots. I like to not change lenses all the time, even if I have a prime. And I like my bag to stay reasonnably light and not to spend to much time looking for the lens I want. I have one lens near 35mm. And that cover all my 35mm needs. I can simply walk a bit and reframe much more easily than changing lenses for such small difference.

It would be really a pain to each time think if I plan to take with me the 35, the 40 or 50 or 2 or 3 or them and then in the field to think that if I had gotten another set it would have better suited the job. And that would be wasted money.

You have currently 3 lenses so you know what you like best and what you like less. You know what you use most often and what don't get used much.

What can I say? If you exchange the 3 for only the FA43, in practice, you'll get everything with one lens. You'll not really miss the f/1.4 because well the FA50 isn't that great at that setting anyway and f/1.4 isn't the most useful apperture. Your border with the FA43 (or FA50) will not be as great as with DA40 or DA35 macro but for landscapes you'll simply stop down to f/8. The only thing you might miss is the quick shift and the macro/proxy mode.

Me I gone DA35 ltd for now because I use the FA77 for portraiture/bokeh shoots. So DA35ltd take care of small objects/macro and landscapes with its great flare resistance, great borders and punchy colors. I don't feel the need to have something in between.

DA35 ltd

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For a landscapes/scenes








But for portraiture or reach, I go for the FA77



To not waste money and to increase fun I prefer to get lenses that do different things than 3 or 4 lenses that almost do the same.

Last edited by Nicolas06; 11-22-2015 at 10:35 AM.
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