Last picture up so time to summarise my month. I have really enjoyed this one, lots of participants and I made it all the way through - been fun and there have been some excellent images and ideas on show.
My month with the A*85 really has been a revelation. This is a lens I took a gamble on on eBay - cosmetically it has a few marks - but the end results have shown me it was worth it. The bokeh has been consistently great from f1.4 through to f11, it is sharp where it needs to be at all apertures and deserves the reputation it has in the lens reviews.
Although it is a big lump of glass (just shy of 20oz) (555g to those of you in metric land) this weight is condensed into a relatively small package and so the balance is good on the K-1 - and it uses tidy-sized 67mm filters.
Best of all this lens is so easy to focus; I have had a much better experience this month than last (with the A135/2.8 - not that I disliked that lens at all). From MFD to infinity is a simple 180 degree twist that is perfectly damped.
Overall there has been nothing that I have disliked about the lens for the entirety of this month’s challenge which I think is the biggest positive of all.
My favourites for the month at:
F1.4
F1.8
F3.2
F11
As a last minute bonus I awoke an hour late as we moved to BST last night (change camera settings!!!) to find my wheel shadow got explored. Who knew!?
Just got to finish commenting now. Won't be in in April but probably May.