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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
01-23-2017, 02:34 PM
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It's never final. ;)
You've got a fine kit now. Much as I love the FA Ltds (I have the 43 and 77) and the FA*300, I can see the reasoning behind a DA* and DA Ltd based kit. Not that they are all the same of course, but there is a certain "house style", and they have the modern virtues (such as better resistance to flare, more even sharpness, etc).
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
01-04-2017, 04:17 PM
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:) I'd put the figure above 90%. Same wonderful optical formula. Same kind of AF/MF clutch (as I understand it - I have the FA). F* is 880g, has a slide-out hood and comes with a tripod collar. FA* is 935g, has a (very long, felt-lined) detachable hood, has a half-inch-slimmer barrel (72mm v 84mm), doesn't come with a tripod foot (as UV pointed out), although an aftermarket tripod foot can be had cheaply. The FA* is hard to find, but I think the F* is even rarer. (I had to look for some time to find an FA* in Australia.)
One thing about the F*/FA* against the DA* is that screwdrive AF works well with a wider range of teleconverters. (I have the Kenko 1.5x pz TC, and it works perfectly.) The Tamron/Kenko TCs with pz contacts should work with the SDM focus on the DA*, but most reports say it doesn't work very well. With the DA, you may need to budget extra $$$ for the DA 1.4 TC - although you then have the benefit of WR, correct focal length settings for SR, and correct recording of FL in the EXIF.
The F*/FA* really have to be amongst the all-time-great Pentax lenses.
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