Hi All,
I guess I've been a member of the forum for quite a few years, but it's been a long time since I posted much. There's a lot of great info and folks here, so most of the time I can find help and news just with the search engine. But ... this one has got me troubled and I don't know what to think.
I've had an FA* 24mm for a little while now and can't seem to figure out how to eliminate what could either be a contrast problem or just a general "grayness" that permeates the photos. I took a few and posted them over on Flickr if you want to take a look:
https://www.flickr.com/gp/91683452@N08/K648Kj
#1039 and #1041 show the problem somewhat. I always need to stop down at least 1-1.5 stops from what the K3 (or before that the SG20) suggests. These two pictures reflect that.
#1272 is the 18-55 v2 that I set at 24mm for comparison.
#1273 and #1274 show the FA* 24mm set at the same condition as the 18-55 and then stopped down to try and help it out a bit.
So what do you all think? Am I nuts? Am I not using it correctly? Is there actually some lens problem here? It really, really struggles with any level of contrast in the photos, and none of my other lenses (primary lens is an FA* 28-70 2.8, the 18-55 v2 and then a few primes thrown in of various vintage) have struggles anything like this.
All input appreciated - even if you decide I'm just nuts.