| Latest Review Posted | SMC Pentax-FA 43mm F1.9 Limited
I've reviewed my 3 DA primes (21, 35 and 70) and as much as I love them, I have never felt inclined to give them a 10.
If I had to list them in order of preference I'd go with the DA70 first, then the DA21, then the DA35.
Well, now I have the FA43, and as excellent as those 3 DA primes are, this is something else. Truly beautiful, the delivery from this lens is just fantastic. And the great thing is that it's not just a one trick pony. You want delicious wide open soft portraiture, you got it. You want incredible sharpness when stopping down? You got it. Actually, that the one thing that has amazed me about this lens - ok, it's sharp when used wide open, and I thought that 's what 90% of my usage with it would be, for lovely bokeh. But wow, you stop it down and the sharpness and performance is just something else.
One final note - I've seen in the past question marks against the focal length. Well, for me, it is spot on. Great for street shooting, great for portraiture, great for photographing my daughter on the move. It's just so good! 10/10 |
