Re: Non K-mount portrait lenses

[Paul Stenquist]

You  might look for an M42 Super Takumar 85/1.9. It's more affordable 
than the M42 SMC Tak 85/1.8, yet it's quite good. Far superior, I would 
guess, to any of the very early M39 lenses.
Paul Stenquist
On Oct 25, 2004, at 9:02 PM, Jon M wrote:

I've been looking for a while at getting a portrait
lens in the 70-85 range. The A85/1.4 is prohibitively
expensive, the K85/1.8 is also out there, and even the
"lowly" M85/2 tends to go for more than I can swing at
this point.
I occasionally see M42 and M39 lenses in this range on
ebay, some Zeiss, some Jupiter, some others...
Can a M39 lens be fitted to a K-mount? (I know I've
seen M39-M42 adapters) How good are these old lenses?
Anyone have sample pics?
            
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