Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >JCO wrote: > >JCOC> My newest Pentax lens arrived today. >JCOC> SMC Pentax 165mm F2.8 for the P67. >JCOC> Took a test roll around the house >JCOC> and all I can say is WOW! > >JCOC> Just as good as all the other 67 >JCOC> lenses I own and that's very good indeed. >JCOC> Got a great price too ( only $225 ebay >JCOC> in excellent condition). > >JCOC> Anybody used this one for portraits? >JCOC> Since it focuses pretty close, seems like >JCOC> a good application for head & shoulder >JCOC> shots. A little short for tight heads though. > >JCOC> My test shots were F13 and F6.3. Anyone dared to >JCOC> use it wide open & how did it do? > >Congrats! That is one of my favorite lenses for the 67. My >submission for this month's PUG was shot with that: >http://pug.komkon.org/03mar/bkd0303a.html > >I have shot it wide open and it looks good, but the DOF is very >shallow. The shot here was probably around 5.6. At just about any f >stop, this is a sweet lens and surprisingly inexpensive.
Hmm. I've been considering getting one of these to use on my 645. Sometimes the 200mm is just too much. I've noticed they're pretty affordable, and $225 sounds like a great deal. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
