Hi, I bought a DA35 after reading some reviews and also coming to the conclusion that an FA50 was a bit to expensive for me.
I have a KX with 18-55 and 55-300 kit lenses, but love portrait pics with very narrow depth of field. I bought of ebay a Pentax A F1.7 50mm last year and really love that. In fact it was my fav walk around lens. I get better results setting the lens up as 75mm and not 50mm on the KX (crop factor I suppose). But I do miss the auto focus for a quick shot.
The DA 35 is fantastic, even when wide open its really sharp with minimal CA. And at F4 its supreme. I may need to find another home for the F1.7 50mm soon, as its been in the lens draw ever since.
I have a KX with 18-55 and 55-300 kit lenses, but love portrait pics with very narrow depth of field. I bought of ebay a Pentax A F1.7 50mm last year and really love that. In fact it was my fav walk around lens. I get better results setting the lens up as 75mm and not 50mm on the KX (crop factor I suppose). But I do miss the auto focus for a quick shot.
The DA 35 is fantastic, even when wide open its really sharp with minimal CA. And at F4 its supreme. I may need to find another home for the F1.7 50mm soon, as its been in the lens draw ever since.