Not the ones I've seen.

Apparently the M8 is somewhat better now that the buyers have completed the beta testing for Leica and some of the problems have been fixed...

Isn't the M8 the digital Leica rangefinder? The one that the reviews say is rubbish?

One reason I bought my 85mm F1.4 and 24mm F2 was for concert photography - I had F2.8 zooms as well, however the 85mm is a clear two shots faster which makes a significant difference.

Hopefully the poster who started this thread will at least do some proper tests before he sends the lens back because otherwise he's going to look a right berk explaining to Pentax that he's sending it back because the lens can't take a sharp shot of a moving subject, handheld at 1/15...

There might indeed be something wrong with the lens (other than just an over-expectant user) so it would be idiocy not to test it properly before sending it back.

Indeed it does, and what it appears to be telling me is that someone was trying to handhold at too low a shutter speed...

If you want to test the sharpness of the lens then you'll need to pick better lighting conditions for those because all that appears to be testing is your handholding technique.

I took the K10D and Vivitar 55mm macro out in the garden for a few shots a little while after it had been raining:

Good idea - no point downgrading...

I've encountered lots of problems connecting to the forum in the last few days, both from my home and office PC's.

Pentax Z1p, FA* 85mm F1.4, Ektachrome E100SW

Well done Peter - that is a very good shot.

Those are very impressive.