Originally posted by Andi Lo I'm actually on the market for one
really curious about this amazing viewfinder people keep telling me about.
Congrats for the purchase =) I think I'll settle with the DA version someday
the viewfinder on the ME Super is superb...and the 31mm f/1.8 balances perfectly on the ME Super...it feels as if the camera is one unified piece of metal.
I have some 35mm technical pan film fresh out of the fridge and a fresh Pentax LX ready to test the FA31mm jewel, and I'll see how well it stacks up against other 35's...I'll also compare it against the older Pentax K 30mm f/2.8 Though I predict the 30mm will lose in terms of image quality. And I'll also compare it against some of the Zeiss, leica and voigtlander RF lenses. it's going to be a busy weekend.
I don't test lenses on digital...too many variables...I like to keep things simple. I verify the test results using ilford Pan F exposed at ISO25 to reduce the overbearing contrast of Pan F and it will also allow for finer grain which will test this lens to the limits. I use a modified formulation of Technidol for Tech pan that has extended shelf life because kodak discontinued Tech-pan years ago...this developer delivers "normal" looking negs....though the resolution is astonishing.
The last limited lens I tested was the 77mm f/1.8 and at f/4 it matched the Leica Apo-Summicron-M 75mm f/2 ASPH.