[Aaron28]

some more from saturday's lil get together....K-1...FA77

[Aaron28]

kickin our beat at the playground.....K-1...FA43

[henrikpedersen33]

Sunset at Roskilde Fjord, Zealand, Denmark.
Well, actually the sun did set at 21.49, but this was shot at 01:21 - out trying to capture Neowise (not in this picture though ;-)

Pentax K-1 Mark II

smc PENTAX-FA 77mm F1.8 Limited
ISO 800
F9.0 30 sec.

[Coiseam]

FA 43 lim, f5.6, Pentax K-1



Stitched with Microsoft Composite Image Editor.

[aslyfox]

water droplets

K 3 II + SMC Pentax-FA 43mm F1.9 Limited

[northcoastgreg]

Del Norte Redwoods, with the FA 31:

[aslyfox]

K 3 II + SMC Pentax-FA 43mm F1.9 Limited

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[bikehead90]

You know how they say to never meet your heroes? Since I got serious about photography, I held the Three Amigos on this mountain high above mere mortals. The opportunity recently presented itself for me to pick up the 77 for a very reasonable price, and I did. Was I worried everyone was blowing this lens out of proportion. Short and sweet: no, no they are not. Once COVID allows for more frequent photography trips, I plan on seeing what this baby can do. Until then, enjoy a photo my cat (who is notoriously impossible to photograph).

[johnc]

Del Norte Redwoods, with the FA 31:

Fabulous shot. I love the recent FA77 and FA43 portraits from Aaron28 too.

FA31 shot near the woodland floor:



John C

[Hayashi]

FA-31mm

A classic Hong Kong view

[Erictator]

...Make me feel fine.

Pentax K-1 smc PENTAX-FA 77mm F1.8 Limited ƒ/2.2 77.0 mm 1/1600 iso100

[Jonathan Mac]

You know how they say to never meet your heroes? Since I got serious about photography, I held the Three Amigos on this mountain high above mere mortals. The opportunity recently presented itself for me to pick up the 77 for a very reasonable price, and I did. Was I worried everyone was blowing this lens out of proportion. Short and sweet: no, no they are not. Once COVID allows for more frequent photography trips, I plan on seeing what this baby can do. Until then, enjoy a photo my cat (who is notoriously impossible to photograph).

I'm in a similar position except that I picked up the 43mm just before COVID really kicked off. To be honest I'm yet to be convinced by it but I haven't had the chance to give it a real work-out yet.

[Erictator]

I'm in a similar position except that I picked up the 43mm just before COVID really kicked off. To be honest I'm yet to be convinced by it but I haven't had the chance to give it a real work-out yet.

I have the 31 & 77 , but am biding my time on the 43... the old FA50 1.4 is having to make do for me, and it really does just fine for me, maybe I got a "good one" I don't know, but mine seems to have better output than others that I've seen complain about their FA50 1.4... maybe its the vintage or where its made, I got mine new, way back in the day. Beats me. But until then, I'll keep watching for a 43 deal I can't resist.

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Bokeh Blossoms

Pentax K-1 smc PENTAX-FA 77mm F1.8 Limited ƒ/2.8 77.0 mm 1/400 iso100

[mattb123]

I have the 31 & 77 , but am biding my time on the 43... the old FA50 1.4 is having to make do for me, and it really does just fine for me, maybe I got a "good one" I don't know, but mine seems to have better output than others that I've seen complain about their FA50 1.4... maybe its the vintage or where its made, I got mine new, way back in the day. Beats me. But until then, I'll keep watching for a 43 deal I can't resist.

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Bokeh Blossoms

Pentax K-1 smc PENTAX-FA 77mm F1.8 Limited ƒ/2.8 77.0 mm 1/400 iso100

I have the 77 and 43. I'd like the 31 but have not found the right deal when I'm able to spend. I have the FA* 24/2 for the wide end of a prime trio.
I'd really like if there were a wider FA Limited prime like 24 or even 20. I feel like 31 is not that far from 43 and wouldn't mind having the gap there a little bigger.

I think the 43 is solid. It's a bit prone to flare but that can be handled through technique and/or post. Most of the time I have no issues with it. I guess it isn't as sharp as its siblings but that certainly does not mean it isn't sharp. It can suffer from CA too but so can the other FA Limiteds and that is easy to fix. I knew all that before buying so I'm happy with mine for sure.

[johnc]

I have the 77 and 43. I'd like the 31 but have not found the right deal when I'm able to spend. I have the FA* 24/2 for the wide end of a prime trio.
I'd really like if there were a wider FA Limited prime like 24 or even 20. I feel like 31 is not that far from 43 and wouldn't mind having the gap there a little bigger.

I think the 43 is solid. It's a bit prone to flare but that can be handled through technique and/or post. Most of the time I have no issues with it. I guess it isn't as sharp as its siblings but that certainly does not mean it isn't sharp. It can suffer from CA too but so can the other FA Limiteds and that is easy to fix. I knew all that before buying so I'm happy with mine for sure.

I've been a 77 and 43 owner for a few years. To be honest the 43 didn't always get much use here. I am not much of a portrait shooter and really I would say the USP of these lenses is their value above the modern zooms for portraiture. 43 does seem to have a gift for environmental portraiture with good subject isolation and attractive rendering.

I recently got the 31 'just because'. There was a reasonable (if still not great) deal on and I felt like doing a bit more wide open prime shooting after a few years of concentrating on the heavy zooms. And seeing some of the shots here, I felt like I had an itch to scratch.

The 31 definitely has something about it. Just a nice way to render wide open, and very nice colours. I definitely am glad I picked it up. I would still say (for me) the 77 is somehow the pick of the bunch, I am looking forward to more 43 and 31 shots when I have that mood to travel light.

For me, there's just something about the mood you get into and the shots you end up with when using these lenses, it's really different and enjoyable. Of course, they are not weather sealed, so the good mood is partly due to the fact it's not raining!

John