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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
12-10-2008, 03:49 AM
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Damn you all :lol: for such fantastic photography with the 43! I can't keep up.
Here's one that shows it can do red-black-white:
And shot by daughter and cropped a bit, showing how the 43 is excellent in distinguishing real people from statues:
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-31-2008, 03:24 AM
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Yea, are you?
Here's a couple of lens fetish shots, at f/1.9:
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-27-2008, 11:48 AM
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That surfer pic - WOW! How close were you with the 43? And the same response for the butterfly...
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-26-2008, 11:03 AM
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I use mine for all sorts of stuff, walking around and shooting, day and night. It does out-resolve any Takumar or other 50 I have, pretty consistently, at equivalent apertures. And is much more flare resistant. And it's tiny. And cute. Really takes to film. On the downside, the main one I have is that I wish it focused a bit closer. Sometimes bokeh could be smoother. That's about it. Really my best lens, overall.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-17-2008, 02:38 PM
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The lens is amazing. And I especially love the second two photos... I've done night photos with my 43 and agree, it's exceptional doing that...
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
07-20-2008, 04:53 AM
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I think there's a missing punctuation in Ben's sentence - the 2-2.8 would apply to wide open portrait work with the 43.
Back when I bought mine, the rebates were $100 for the FAs and $50 for the DAs, which in my mind made the 43 a great deal. Without rebate equalization, I might easily go for the DA now.
But I'd miss the 43, it truly has some special qualities apart from the usual sharpness. Very flare and haze resistant, for one. I do find it harder to learn to work with on digital, wheras my DA 70 is a piece of cake (and I'd expect the 40 to be similar) on digital. On film the 43 shines. It really has some magic, I feel it is my best lens, and it rewards a long relationship.
Like I say though, this sort of problem I wish we all had: there's really no bad choice.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
07-19-2008, 04:03 PM
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For me it was. The 43 physically just has that extra something I was yearning for at the time.
Interestingly the equation worked the other way between the 70 and 77- I got the 70 and love it too!
It is a beautiful world where you just can't go wrong :)
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
07-08-2008, 02:32 PM
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Looks to me the one with the single digit serial number could be a prototype?
Otherwise, is this saying that a serial number that doesn't start with 002 is the other version? And is the other version different in what way?
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
05-21-2008, 06:37 AM
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Bob,
I took a 'landscape' at f/8 for you, as an example of what I get with the 43. Nothing special, hand held shot, saved in RAW and converted via the Pentax software.
 [/IMGWIDE]
100% crop of not the edge and not the center, but closer to the bottom:
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
05-20-2008, 11:23 AM
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Andrew, I think I've seen that spider before and it always astounds me! THAT is with a 43 on an extension tube! WOW. (I'm looking through your excellent flicr stream now so as to go and properly fave it there)
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
05-20-2008, 11:00 AM
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
05-20-2008, 09:58 AM
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What do you find lacking in landscapes? Is it just the FOV or is there something else?
I find even at f/2.8 the lens reaches its strength, and I like it wide open as well... The color is wonderful, and even more importantly the micro contrasts are really well rendered. I have a passel of f/1.4 and f/1.8 lenses, Takumars, Zuikos etc, and wide open, I can't say any of them is tack sharp or file contrasty. Plus, the specifics of focus with such shallow DOF can make or break a photo. But these are all old manual focus lenses... as much magic as a Takumar has, I can't really say mine are 'better' than the 43. Flare resistance with the 43 is miles above the Takumars...
I do agree about the close focus, I wish it focused closer AND I wish Pentax would bring out an AF extension tube.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
05-03-2008, 10:37 AM
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Mount them on a turret and you'll have a Limited zoom!
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
04-08-2008, 06:16 AM
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I bought the 43 over both the 50 and the 35. On the other hand I have a few 50's and a couple of 35's in M42, so I'm covered. I like the perspective of the 43, especially on film. I think it's currently the best value among the Limiteds.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
02-16-2008, 07:07 AM
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I haven't used a modern 40, but rather one of the older manual focus ones. So I really can't comment on that side....
The 43 - it simply melts/melds into a film body, perfect FOV for me, beautiful rendering, excellent flare resistance, tone, tone, tone... On a digital body, not quite as magical, for me.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-20-2007, 02:27 PM
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I'll just have to run over to B&H or Adorama to get one. Beautiful!
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-19-2007, 06:41 AM
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Those are excellent, very sharp focus and nice transition to oof
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