I have the A 400/5.6. I don’t know if it’s the same optical formula as the FA 400, but it does exhibit some pretty severe purple fringing.
> On May 18, 2018, at 12:02 PM, Subash Jeyan <[email protected]> wrote: > > thanks Igor. i'd like something longer than 300 and yes i am willing to > lug a tripod. reassuring to know that it is well-built and i hope the > purple fringing is manageable in post, you didn't seem to be unduly > worried about it... > > > On Fri, 18 May 2018 10:31:36 -0400 (EDT) > Igor PDML-StR <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Subash, >> >> I am sure some people will respond with more detail. But I thought >> I'd offer the little bit I know about this lens. >> Some 12-14 years ago, when I was looking for a fast 300-ish, I also >> considered FA* 400 available from a local photographer through >> Craigslist. I met him in a shopping area parking lot, and tried this >> lens on my camera for some 20 minutes >> (I don't remember, it was probably *ist DS, or maybe it was already >> K-7). >> >> After this speed-dating, I liked this lens. I would probably buy it >> now. But at that point, it was not what I needed (a bit too long, and >> not fast enough for my needs). >> >> It's well built. >> You definitely need a good tripod/monopod with it, but you know that. >> >> I do not remember if it was one of the lenses that was yielding some >> purple fringing on digital bodies. Either I was not concerned much >> about it, or it was not there (or it was very mild). >> >> Igor >> >> >> >> Subash Jeyan Fri, 18 May 2018 07:10:04 -0700 wrote: >> >> i recently used for 4 days the FA* 300/4.5 of a friend and liked it >> quite a bit. i've been looking at buying (may be, perhaps) the FA* 400 >> and would love to hear perspectives/opinions of those who have used >> it: the IQ, how it handles, etc... >> >> >> the only source for them is of course Ebay, mostly from >> Korean/Japanese sellers. i am a little wary of buying the DA* 300 >> because of the SDM problems... >> >> i can buy the DFA 150-450 but it is prohibitively expensive here. for >> the price, i can buy a nikon d7200 and the nikkor 200-500/5.6...., >> which is another option... >> >> thanks for your inputs. appreciate them. >> >> ~subash >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
