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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: Stuart Rickmann on February 20, 2016, 07:18:51 am

Title: Thoughts on the old PENTAX-A 45-85mm?
Post by: Stuart Rickmann on February 20, 2016, 07:18:51 am

Is the Pentax A (not FA) 45-85mm zoom worth buying. Lots of cheap options on KEH at the moment.

Title: Re: Thoughts on the old PENTAX-A 45-85mm?
Post by: leeonmaui on February 20, 2016, 01:22:19 pm

Aloha,
I have the FA version, which is excellent.
I would rate it a must have for the system.
I would guess the manual version is just as nice, but why not just get the FA?

Title: Re: Thoughts on the old PENTAX-A 45-85mm?
Post by: Stuart Rickmann on February 21, 2016, 02:15:41 am

Quote from: leeonmaui on February 20, 2016, 01:22:19 pm

Aloha,
I have the FA version, which is excellent.
I would rate it a must have for the system.
I would guess the manual version is just as nice, but why not just get the FA?

Thanks! I can't afford the FA. Actually, it's not for the 645Z, it's to adapt with the D800.