Originally posted by BigMackCam Thanks @ffking and @Mistral75 for the info. I'm sorely tempted, and yet I tend to agree with @D1N0 that remaining stocks of the old FA35/2 will probably drop in price. I guess I'll wait to see if the new lens really is just HD coatings and updated body styling before I decide. If the focus ring damping is improved, that might sway me, since I'm not completely enamoured with the feel of my FA50/1.4 in manual focusing. It's OK, but no more than that.
I came so close to pre-ordering this new lens from SRS, but I guess I should temper my eagerness until the first credible reviews appear...
I am as fickle as fickle can be...
After my reasoning above, I've already buckled and pre-ordered the HD PENTAX-FA 35mm f/2 from SRS after all
My first brand new Pentax lens in two years plus...
I know, I know... I might have got a relative bargain with the original (and probably just as good) FA35/2 in the next few weeks, but what the heck... You're only young once, and I'm not even
that any more
Besides, I have a few things I'm about to sell, and they will adequately cover the cost of the new lens with dinner money to spare.
I'm kind of stoked to be buying a brand new lens with an aperture ring