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Strange that the DA*200 f/2.8 is not mentioned or the DFA50 f/2.8. Being a bit unfair, but that seems to be the lens collection of the reviewer which may or may not be an influencing factor

We had a night shoot at my local photoclub earlier in the week. I turned up late as usual sans tripod. Still just for giggles I was showing off the K-5 + prime combo (FA31 in this instance) because I could

K-5, 31 @ f/1.8, 1/40s, ISO20000 Handheld.



95% of the other members are zoom users with various opposition models, D5100, D5200, D7000, D7100, D3X, 600D, 700D, 7D and i'm slowly but surely building the Pentax reputation as the night shooters camera and the discrete camera and the beautifully handling camera and last but not least as the camera with the most lens
If fact one of the new members borrowed one of my K-5's + a DA35 f/2.4 and is this evening becoming a fully fledged Pentaxian and that is because short of a FF camera costing €000s, Pentax own the high iso world.

I am holding off shelling out on the K-3 purely because I think the K-5II is better at >iso6400 and I personally spend a lot of time in the region of >1600 and

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Thanks for looking.

So, I'm about to have the 2 lenses listed above in my bag. The A50 f/1.2 has seen off all the other 50s, FA50 f/1.4, FA50 f/1.7, K55 f/1.8, Super Takumar 50 f/1.4s, numerous variations of K's, M's and A's. The one that cohabited longest was the K55 f/1.8, it was just about different enough not to compare directly as it renders slightly differently from a typical SMC K of that era and I preferred it for closer portraits.
So any opinions on which will be better and why? Will the extra 0.2 of a stop of the 50 win through? Or will the 5mm extra reach of the DA* nullify that advantage? Does the design heritage of the 55 show in its rendering? It is after all the ugly sibling of the 43 and 77, descendant of the FA*85, whereas the 77 is an improved but smaller more beautiful version of the A*85.
I love it when a new lens joins my lens stable

Seemingly it does according to some. Must admit that I have not noticed any glaring metering issues personally. So Mike, the answer is yes it does but it did not affect me. Saying that I have used this in conjunction with a 50 f/1.2 for low light band stuff and I did not have any problems with spot metering where it seems to cause most problems.

Bump, price is now €85 and I'll take a Movember donation of €5 in lieu of shipping. So you can upgrade your camera and have the feelgood factor of donating to charity

Item for Sale
DA35 f/2.8 Limited Macro

Asking Price
£275, €325 EUR or $445

Item Location
Cork (Ireland)

Item Description
I got this on a whim to try it out and was quite surprised at how close it came to the FA31. I have used around 5 times. Body is mint, glass is mint, boxed with paperwork. Reason for selling is that I want a K-3 and I am only keeping my absolute favourites lens wise.













Thanks for looking, please PM if you have any queries.

Are you the original owner of the item being sold?
No

Are you selling or trading this item?
Selling

Item Condition
Used
Mint

Shipping Destinations
Worldwide

Shipping Charge
€15 - or nothing if equivalent donation is made to my Movember charity link

Shipping Services
An Post (Trackable and Insured)

Accepted Payment Types
PayPal

Return Policy & Additional Details
Buyer pays Paypal fees and is responsible for any customs duties incurred if any

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Pleasure as always doing business with you Peng

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