Originally posted by Alfisti AF that can leave you sobbing in a corner at times.
the one thing im really worried about is AF speed. the 40mm da is much much quicker than my 43mm in AF. one of the uses i wanted a longer lens was for the dog park but i dont know if it will work out if the AF is too slow. I can use MF to get around the slow autofocus speed because I noticed that with the autofocus, it will focus on the dog correctly, but it will be the wrong part of the dog (like body in focus and head OOF, what good is fast AF if the focus point isnt right? i use center point on the k-m, but the "point" is still too big). I'm starting to get much better at MF since using these FA lenses. if its just ridiculous i might have to trade for 70mm.
Originally posted by Marc Sabatella Because soon enough you'll have forgotten the money, but you're going to be stuck with the lens you chose.
BTW, my DA70 did ship and is in transit - should be here in plenty of time for the jazz festival next weekend!
im already that way with my k-m. its a great camera and small, but i wish it had weather sealing, 2 control wheels, af selection points etc etc. thinking back i would have spent a little more for the k20d (by little i mean 2x), but it looks a little too big for me.
The rumored smaller better specced DSLR for this summer sounds like it might be the ticket.
Im sitting checking my email for my tracking # but still nothing yet =(
Originally posted by Marc Sabatella So the cheaper lens happens to be the better lens for me, I think. Similarly, I kind of lucked out in that the DA40 suits my own needs better than the more expensive FA43. Besides, I've got an A50/1.7 for when I do want wider apertures.
I almost had that reasoning with the wide aperture. I have a 31mm 1.8, and said i could use that if i wanted a wider aperture. but then i thought what if I wanted that aperture with the 77mm point of view? That you cant replace.
BTW marc, your just trying to rationalize your mistake of buying the DA instead of the FA.
just kidding. im just rationalizing before i show you my more expensive 77mm pictures that look worse than your cheaper 70mm pictures.