Someone I know, who recently switched from Pentax to Nikon, had a copy of this almost-legendary piece of glass for sale. I tried to resist, I debated with myself for several weeks whether I really needed it or not (I very rarely shoot above 70mm), but in the end the price was just too good to pass up and LBA took over.
I thought I knew what to expect, but even so I am absolutely amazed at the built quality of the little jewel of a lens. The only downside is that it autofocuses a bit slower than my other lenses.
Oh, and it seems to take decent pictures too
K10D + FA77
f/1.8, 1/60s, ISO 400
K10D + FA77
f/4.0, 1/125s, ISO 100
K10D + FA77
f/1.8, 1/30s, ISO 400
K10D + FA77
f/1.8, 1/1600s, ISO 100
I believe I'll be shooting above 70mm a lot more from now on