On Thu, 13 Dec 2001, James Kiker wrote: > My question is, what is the opinion of the FA 50mm f1.4? I was thinking of > getting this lens new, and was wondering how friendly it is for manual > focus.
This is one of my favourite lenses. It's fast, light, very sharp and easy to focus. The manual focus is a little 'lighter/easier/less damped' than a manual focus lens would be, but it's quite useable. It's good for portraiture, even really close up. See http://www.diaspoir.net/obc/irish-eyes.jpg for an example. > Also, a comment to get me started off: I am not surprised that there is a > big thread running about guns, that happened all the time on the Olympus > list I formerly subscribed to. Sadly, it happens everywhere. Not just gun-control, but any hot-button topic like abortion, religion, politics, Operating Systems, etc. The only way to deal with it is to use your willpower to refrain from commenting or use your filters to ensure that you don't see it. I prefer the latter approach as then I don't have to rely on my feeble willpower. Arguments for or against contribute to heating up the debate and reminders of how off-topic it is bring out the old 'net nazi' / 'net cop' insults. It's a road better not travelled down. > I'd love to see less of this > and more talk about Pentax and Photography, That's what we're all here for. If anyone wants to debate *any* hot button topic, they can go find an appropriate forum. Standing on a street corner shouting at passers-by is always good. dave - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
