DA40
Regards
Tony
Got better curves as well
Steve
Half Backs: K10+BG,DA16-45, DA50-200
Backs: LXs,Super As and lots of A, M & K lenses
Impact Subs: 28mm Shift, K 135-600 (the Banahan of Pentax zooms ), 400-600 Reflex
Got better curves as well
Doesn't have quick-shift though
Better still - the FA 43Ltd. Slightly deeper true but practically a stop quicker @ f1.9 v f2.8 AND it will work with any K mount body, not just the crippled KAF2.
Got better curves as well
Steve
Last time I looked the FA 43mm Ltd was over twice as expensive as the 40mm. I'd love both, but I'm more likely to scrape the cash together for the 40mm with this in mind!
Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
The DA40 is a great lens and another advantage is that you can take the camera out with just that lens and it's really compact.
Tony
On the 'just one lens' front I think the DA35 actually narrowly takes it, given being slightly wider and having macro for 'take any shot you like'. For me at least, the DA40's size is more about fitting it into a bag/pocket (it doesn't look much thicker than the lens cap ) rather than making the camera easier to carry.
being a similar collector/sentimentalist type I have ended up with both )
Aaargh, don't say that
Forget the fast focus .. forget the compact size and forget the IQ.
Just see on how sexy it looks on the camera
Well the occasional reactions of "WTF is that" would add some comedy to my photographic life! Out of interest Mike, what is that foam keyring-like thing on your K7?
The 40 is so tiny that I can get my K20 in a coat pocket when that lens is attached. I focuses faster than any of my other lenses and is incredibly sharp, even wide open (and it turns Canikon owners green)
I ashamed to say it doesn't really get as much use as it deserves as it could probably cover 75% of my photographic needs if I moved about a little bit more.
Me super, MX, LX, K5,DA 18-55WR, DA 17-70, DA 55-300, DA40 Ltd, FA50 1.4, Samsung D-Xenon 12-24,Samsung 100mm macro M50 1.7(x3), M28 3.5, M35 2.8, M100macro f4, M135 3.5(+others)
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
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PS: The collector/sentimentalist in me wants to get the DA35 in order to complete the 'set'