HD Pentax-D FA★ 85mm f/1.4 SDM AW

**Mikesul** · 04-07-2020, 09:10 AM - **4 Likes**

Well, they could just not talk!

Of that which I do not know, I do not speak. - Ludwig Wittgenstein

Cynog Ap Brychan · 04-07-2020, 12:13 PM - **4 Likes**

Originally posted by Mikesul

Well, they could just not talk!

“Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.” Plato

(I guess quoting that shows which camp I am in)

reh321 · 04-07-2020, 01:35 PM

Originally posted by dcpropilot

Can't a thread ever keep somewhat on topic? Every thread seems to ebb and flow every direction talking about rehashed drivel that has little to no relevance to the thread title. I am very interested in this lens, and instead of learning more about it via this thread, I find people talking about Pentax (again) being irrelevant. Ughh…..

I am not saying that Pentax is irrelevant. Pentax makes very good products, but we need to talk more about it because so much of our modern society has never encountered it.

Wheatfield · 04-07-2020, 03:43 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by reh321

I am not saying that Pentax is irrelevant. Pentax makes very good products, but we need to talk more about it because so much of our modern society has never encountered it.

Talking about it here, among a group of brand enthusiasts, is somewhat preaching to the choir.

reh321 · 04-07-2020, 08:38 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Wheatfield

Talking about it here, among a group of brand enthusiasts, is somewhat preaching to the choir.

Yes, but we can also talk about it elsewhere.
I regularly talk about my KP - and when appropriate I show photos - usually with high ISO values that do impress people - at other photo discussion forums.

zapp · 04-09-2020, 09:00 AM

Ricehigh is showing images from a photo book taken with DFA85. The lens is alive.

Mistral75 · 04-09-2020, 10:04 AM

Originally posted by zapp

Ricehigh is showing images from a photo book taken with DFA85. The lens is alive.

I think he found it here.

Originally posted by OoKU

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/g9vW9Oc3xVI0zWJsx8qKZw

JPT · 04-09-2020, 06:49 PM - **4 Likes**

Since somebody else has already posted the images, I guess there is little harm in uploading some closer images. These are just snaps of the page using a GR III. The framing might be a little odd, but I wanted to show some characteristics of the lens, such as the shape of the bokeh highlights.

Below: f2.8, ISO100

Below: f2.8, ISO400

Below: f1.4, ISO100

The images are all JPEG, taken with a K-1 II and a pre-production DFA* 85 by the photographer Ichiro Fujisato.

In the article itself the photographer does not mention the gear he is using at all. It is the photographer's views on the practice of taking portraits and the only indication that it is the new lens is if you look at the metadata. So I'm not going try to translate it, but you wouldn't learn anything new about the lens anyway.

Elsewhere in the magazine they show the same image of the new lens and the same information they put in the recent press release - nothing more.

**monochrome** · 04-09-2020, 07:50 PM

Originally posted by zapp

Ricehigh is showing images from a photo book taken with DFA85. The lens is alive.

Whoa. I had forgotten that name. At one time mentioning that guy was frowned upon.

Reed · 04-10-2020, 02:05 AM

Originally posted by JPT

Since somebody else has already posted the images, I guess there is little harm in uploading some closer images. These are just snaps of the page using a GR III. The framing might be a little odd, but I wanted to show some characteristics of the lens, such as the shape of the bokeh highlights.

Below: f2.8, ISO100

Below: f2.8, ISO400

Below: f1.4, ISO100

The images are all JPEG, taken with a K-1 II and a pre-production DFA* 85 by the photographer Ichiro Fujisato.

In the article itself the photographer does not mention the gear he is using at all. It is the photographer's views on the practice of taking portraits and the only indication that it is the new lens is if you look at the metadata. So I'm not going try to translate it, but you wouldn't learn anything new about the lens anyway.

Elsewhere in the magazine they show the same image of the new lens and the same information they put in the recent press release - nothing more.

Thanks JPT

!

stillshot2 · 04-10-2020, 11:28 PM - **1 Like**

Lens images look really good. Sure wish I could afford one.

**sbh** · 04-11-2020, 03:27 PM - **1 Like**

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the bokeh looks excellent. The rest of the image quality is hard to judge as it is an image of an image. However, the photographer seems to be very good at what he does as well.

Le Fanfoué · 04-12-2020, 01:05 AM - **2 Likes**

Waiting for Cameraville review !

**clackers** · 04-12-2020, 04:41 AM

Originally posted by Le Fanfoué

Waiting for Cameraville review !

He's so flaky, that guy!

I wish this forum made some content for its YouTube channel.

Kunzite · 04-12-2020, 05:06 AM

Originally posted by Le Fanfoué

Waiting for Cameraville review !

To summarize, the lens is bad but perhaps it's a bad sample and he's waiting for Ricoh to contact him.

04-10-2020, 02:05 AM	#250
Reed Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Warsaw Photos: Gallery Posts: 638	Originally posted by JPT Since somebody else has already posted the images, I guess there is little harm in uploading some closer images. These are just snaps of the page using a GR III. The framing might be a little odd, but I wanted to show some characteristics of the lens, such as the shape of the bokeh highlights. Below: f2.8, ISO100 Below: f2.8, ISO400 Below: f1.4, ISO100 The images are all JPEG, taken with a K-1 II and a pre-production DFA* 85 by the photographer Ichiro Fujisato. In the article itself the photographer does not mention the gear he is using at all. It is the photographer's views on the practice of taking portraits and the only indication that it is the new lens is if you look at the metadata. So I'm not going try to translate it, but you wouldn't learn anything new about the lens anyway. Elsewhere in the magazine they show the same image of the new lens and the same information they put in the recent press release - nothing more. Thanks JPT!

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04-07-2020, 09:10 AM - 4 Likes	#241
Mikesul Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 7,594	Well, they could just not talk! Of that which I do not know, I do not speak. - Ludwig Wittgenstein

04-07-2020, 12:13 PM - 4 Likes	#242
Cynog Ap Brychan Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Gloucester Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,199	Originally posted by Mikesul Well, they could just not talk! “Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.” Plato (I guess quoting that shows which camp I am in)

04-07-2020, 01:35 PM	#243
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,180	Originally posted by dcpropilot Can't a thread ever keep somewhat on topic? Every thread seems to ebb and flow every direction talking about rehashed drivel that has little to no relevance to the thread title. I am very interested in this lens, and instead of learning more about it via this thread, I find people talking about Pentax (again) being irrelevant. Ughh….. I am not saying that Pentax is irrelevant. Pentax makes very good products, but we need to talk more about it because so much of our modern society has never encountered it.

04-07-2020, 03:43 PM - 2 Likes	#244
Wheatfield Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The wheatfields of Canada Posts: 15,981	Originally posted by reh321 I am not saying that Pentax is irrelevant. Pentax makes very good products, but we need to talk more about it because so much of our modern society has never encountered it. Talking about it here, among a group of brand enthusiasts, is somewhat preaching to the choir.

04-07-2020, 08:38 PM - 1 Like	#245
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,180	Originally posted by Wheatfield Talking about it here, among a group of brand enthusiasts, is somewhat preaching to the choir. Yes, but we can also talk about it elsewhere. I regularly talk about my KP - and when appropriate I show photos - usually with high ISO values that do impress people - at other photo discussion forums.

04-09-2020, 09:00 AM	#246
zapp Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,385	Ricehigh is showing images from a photo book taken with DFA85. The lens is alive.

04-09-2020, 10:04 AM	#247
Mistral75 Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Paris, France Posts: 7,527	Originally posted by zapp Ricehigh is showing images from a photo book taken with DFA85. The lens is alive. I think he found it here. Originally posted by OoKU https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/g9vW9Oc3xVI0zWJsx8qKZw

04-09-2020, 06:49 PM - 4 Likes	#248
JPT Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Tokyo Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,821	Since somebody else has already posted the images, I guess there is little harm in uploading some closer images. These are just snaps of the page using a GR III. The framing might be a little odd, but I wanted to show some characteristics of the lens, such as the shape of the bokeh highlights. Below: f2.8, ISO100 Below: f2.8, ISO400 Below: f1.4, ISO100 The images are all JPEG, taken with a K-1 II and a pre-production DFA* 85 by the photographer Ichiro Fujisato. In the article itself the photographer does not mention the gear he is using at all. It is the photographer's views on the practice of taking portraits and the only indication that it is the new lens is if you look at the metadata. So I'm not going try to translate it, but you wouldn't learn anything new about the lens anyway. Elsewhere in the magazine they show the same image of the new lens and the same information they put in the recent press release - nothing more.

04-09-2020, 07:50 PM	#249
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by zapp Ricehigh is showing images from a photo book taken with DFA85. The lens is alive. Whoa. I had forgotten that name. At one time mentioning that guy was frowned upon.

04-10-2020, 11:28 PM - 1 Like	#251
stillshot2 Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Phoenix, AZ Photos: Albums Posts: 1,070	Lens images look really good. Sure wish I could afford one.

04-11-2020, 03:27 PM - 1 Like	#252
sbh Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Black Forest, Germany Photos: Gallery Posts: 849	Correct me if I'm wrong, but the bokeh looks excellent. The rest of the image quality is hard to judge as it is an image of an image. However, the photographer seems to be very good at what he does as well.

04-12-2020, 01:05 AM - 2 Likes	#253
Le Fanfoué Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Photos: Gallery Posts: 72	Waiting for Cameraville review !

04-12-2020, 04:41 AM	#254
clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	Originally posted by Le Fanfoué Waiting for Cameraville review ! He's so flaky, that guy! I wish this forum made some content for its YouTube channel.

04-12-2020, 05:06 AM	#255
Kunzite Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 15,132	Originally posted by Le Fanfoué Waiting for Cameraville review ! To summarize, the lens is bad but perhaps it's a bad sample and he's waiting for Ricoh to contact him.