How come that almost everyone say that the older lens have a DOF scale and newer lenses don't?

When you actually go and compare you will find that almost all the prime lenses (new or old) have a DOF scale and almost non of the zooms. It's quite logical since with prime lenses it's a fixed value but with zoom it changes depending the focal length.

Has it something to do with it that people use prime lenses more in the old days and now zoom are more popular?

Isn't that just jealously?

What so fun on pressing a button, if that's fun my keyboard has more buttons

btw what is photography, I believe we didn't came to a conclusion last time

What is supposed to be fun?
Don't you know how frustrating photography can be

Still have no answer from them

Yeah get yourself a DA55-300 and give your son the Tamron

rparmar you're completely right

I'm still curious about the exposure of the two photos since the FA43 looks brighter to me but the DA*55 has more contrast but the DA*55 is known for that.

yes but you've more control in PP, the filter doesn't degrade the image and it can take less time than finding the filter in your bag and screw it on.

Also the filter is 50/50 I believe so it's hard to make a good sound composition with that because you most of the time place the horizon on a 1/3th line.

Optical they are the same but the WR has newer coating and is weather resistance, so with the WR lens and the K10D combined you can walk in the rain without worries.

oops you named the DAL version.
That one is the light weight version and doesn't have a hood and quick-shift. It also has a plastic lens mount rather than a metal one.

oh yeah you where active in that one, didn't notice that

Photozone is not holy in my book and when you compare 3 reviews about the lens and see 3 different MTF charts it's hard to tell who is right.

http://www.photozone.de/pentax/471-pentax_55_14

http://www.lenstip.com/163.1-Lens_review-Pentax_smc_DA*_55_mm_f_1.4_SDM_Introduction.html

http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/pentax_55_1p4_p15/

Can't comment on the photo rather that they look in focus to me.
Maybe the contrast is making the difference there?
Btw what has exposure to do with the resolving power of the lens?

When you look at the first photos, the DA*55 also looks better but sadly the lighting and angle aren't the same.