I was going to recommend you get the posh one that has quickshift...
and there it is

There are no wrong questions
Two things to do would be visit the 'other' pentax forum where they have a database of all lenses along with what people paid for them. Also try ebay where you can search the lens, then check completed listings ( tic a box in the left column)
My 1.2 cost me $nz420 but who knows what that means anymore
I checked my 1.2's focus action. It is very light. Possibly a service would help the sale.
Pete

No lens performs best wide open. My DA14 was plenty sharp to the edges stopped down a bit. It's a very nice colourful lens with great close focus ability. I only sold it to get the Sigma 8-16
Pete

If you are doing family shots, the DA40 will give you a nice natural perspective, the 21 widens faces and enlarges noses slightly
Try using your zoom set on 21 and see how you like it.
This is a big DA21 crop, not too out of shape

mmm okaaay, I flipped the screen over ...yeah yeah I know,
but I was sure the tab was on the right with cam upside down ?
so anyway she then backfocused without zee shim and front focus with it ...
so presumably medium boy shim of the 2 layers of postit note variety might do the job.
Just talk amongst yourselves and I'll get back to you
Pete

Hi Guys,
The nice K100D I recently acquired ( my 4th so far)
came with a diagonal split disc focusing screen of unknown parentage fitted.
Nice
Was getting huge front focus ( presuming that means actual image focus is short
Whipped out the screen to find fatboy shim on top...
Thick as 4 post it notes even
Nice also.
So leaving fatboy out I wacked the screen back in expecting back focus now but no.
She is still in front but 50% better.

So now we have a conundrum, either I'm travelling on a riprocal course and need the boys fat bro in there to...
Or the screen is not zee right one.
Any assistance appreciated and yes I did search but dyslexia kicked in
cheers
Pete

last thing we need is more false leg incidents

Stunning Spit shot Piotro

She's a lovely little lens. Only the 8-16 prised it away...

The sensor flair purple spot has varied across bodies for me.
Fine on the K100D, showed up on the K-7 ( where the 300/5.6 showed it much more)and the K-5 no issue