| Latest Review Posted | HD Pentax-FA 77mm Limited F1.8
I'm a little embarrassed to be the first to review the lens here. I bought used this lens a few months ago to complete my trio with the 31 and 43 that I owned not in HD version. I had never used the FA version so nothing I can say about this comparison. The first thing I noticed is that the wonderful lens retains some defects that were already their own (at least from I read). The appearance of purple fringes in high-contrast situations has been highlighted since the first tests. It made me a little curious because I had not encountered these problems, or very small size for brothers 31 and 43. In real tests, however, the lens turned out to be for what it is. A great portrait lens (less for landscape but I don't practice it). its bokeh is truly breathtaking.
I haven't done the updates yet because I wanted to see if there were actually improvements by trying better on the two bodies.
It has a beautiful focus and I love the softness at the right point of the shots with very open apertures. Just close two to three stops and the lens becomes very sharp. I found a good reactivity of the af, especially on the k70, even on moving subjects like my dog. On k1 it is precise and effective on static subjects, a little less reactive on dynamic ones. It is a pleasure to handle and carry around. I am a lover of the 31 which remains my favorite lens for the greater use of my way of photographing, but I must say that for portraiture the lens has that very special fairy dust for me. I am... |
