Originally posted by roentarre Yeah, sort of struggling whether I should get a zeiss too.
I was thinking about the Zeiss 85 myself, I am assuming it will be optically the same as the Nikon version. The Sony versions seems to be different. Hard to say conclusively from tests using other systems, but seems to me the lens is really sharp, and very good wide open, considering the aperture. but the bokeh looked very harsh in many of the shots I saw, I dont know if its user error or what.
The 40 looks very nice, but looks like its going to cost about the same as the FA 43, I dont know if I can justify that, unless its REALLY good. The 58.... maybe.... If I get my planned lineup (eventually) of 21,31,43,50,70/77/85-100-etc then I might replace the FA 50 with the 58 if its better than the FA 50, since the FL fits better between, say, the 43 and 77. The FA 50 is not that great wide open so there is room for improvement there. But eventually the 58 would have to compete against the DA*55...
Its though competition between 30-100mm
The 125 and 180 are easier to buy, Pentax doesnt have any current prime between 100mm and 200mm, and so far they are only planning a 200mm and which will probably be a lot more expensive and bigger than the VL 180.