I was quite a fan of the 43mm limited lens on 35mm cameras, 28mm on
APS-C digital is pritty much the equivalent of that. When I want the
focal length though I usually end up using the FA 20-35mm f4.0, even
though I actually own a 30mm f2.8 which is a lovely lens, but much less
convenient in the present day. Food is a pita to photography well.
That's not bad.
To the point about image quality, pretty much all of the /fast/ ~28mm
lenses that Pentax built before the the FA series were pretty soft at
the edges wide open, but got a lot sharper as you stopped down. The
exceptions were the SMCP 30mm f2.8 and the 28mm f3.5, and some would say
that the f3.5 started out stopped down...
On 6/6/2013 2:32 PM, Walt wrote:
I took my K-5 mounted with the M-28/2.8 and my Promaster flash to the
place where I work last night while I was training the new bartender
(my niece) and thought I'd snap a quick photo of our wildly popular
shrimp basket.
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8971634026/#large
K-5, M-28/2.8, f/2.8, ISO 100, 1/160 sec.
I wasn't thrilled with the lens at first, thinking it was really soft.
But, after seeing this shot, I concluded that the problem was on the
other side of the camera. It's not the easiest lens to focus, but when
you get it right, it seems plenty sharp to me.
-- Walt
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