Hello free1000,
Yes, I have been using the HD DFA 35mm in my professional work extensively.
The distortion on Pentax 645 HD DFA 35mm is very minimal and can be easily saved by a few settings, it's sharper and less CA at the corner compared to the A version. The A version not only have a curve back up mustache distortion but also very mushy at the corner, totally unusable IMHO.
cheers!
Yes, I have been using the HD DFA 35mm in my professional work extensively.
The distortion on Pentax 645 HD DFA 35mm is very minimal and can be easily saved by a few settings, it's sharper and less CA at the corner compared to the A version. The A version not only have a curve back up mustache distortion but also very mushy at the corner, totally unusable IMHO.
cheers!
Thats good news.
I was wondering, since your post last December showing the Pentax 35 lens have you continued to shoot with it much? I notice you mention the Pentax HD D FA above, do you find the distortion acceptable? I'm mostly concerned with how this would handle shots perpendicular to an elevation where there are a lot of straight lines that can easily show the wave distortion in this kind of optic.
In the end you preferred the FA version of that lens to the Manual A version, why was that? The A version can be purchased for a very reasonable price, so I'm tempted to give this setup a try out.