Originally posted by pakinjapan am toying with an idea of let go my FA50 macro & M50 f1.7 in favor or FA43. What do you think?
I think when I was using the K-3 I replaced a 50 with the DA40 because the slightly wider FOV was more comfortable. I never regretted that decision.
Now I'm using the K-1, I got another 50 and used the 40 for a while, then replaced both with the 43. And it's been my most-used lens ever since.
On APS-C 40/43 is a little tight for walkaround, on FF it's perfect. But in any case, the 43 is a gem, I like it better than the 40 and that's saying something.
Originally posted by pakinjapan I haven’t seen city night photo and long exposure type of image taken from this lens that much. If I want to let my FA50 macro go, I want to make sure I can get a lens which can produce starbursts as beautiful as the FA50 macro. Many say FA43 is a lens with characteristic, does it extend to lens’s starbursts effect?
The best lens I've used (and I've used MANY lenses) for starbursts is the DA21. The 15 is similar.
That benig said, the 43 surprised me a lot regarding starbursts. Adam posted a fine example, here's another one, shot at F2.5 and F8:
Originally posted by KDD How about SMMC Pentax-FA 77mm F1.8 Limited??
That's neither here nor there, now is it?