I don't have any experience with that lens Mat but I know a beautiful picture when I see one. That pale yellow rose pic is outstanding. Very nicely done.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Mat Maessen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 1:59 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: How good or bad? > > > Yes, it's a bit dark/slow, but overall it's not a bad lens. > > http://www.matoe.org/pics/MIT_060702/020_17.jpg - this picture was > taken with the exact camera and lens in question. Film was Royal Gold > 400, and the lens was pretty close to wide open. There is a bit of > color fringing in the scan, but I don't see it in the print that I > have, so I suspect it may be a scanning artifact. > If you browse the directory, you'll find a bunch of other > horticultural pictures that I took the same day, with the same > lens/camera. > > -Mat > > On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 20:27:21 +0200, Margus Männik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > lately I purchased P30t and as it come without lens, decided also to buy > > some cheap MF zoom. Made some e**ying and today SMC Pentax-A 35-80 > > 1:4-5.6 arriived. OK, understandible, it is pretty "dark" compared to my > > loved AF primes like FA 50/1.4 or 28/2.8 and I do not expect any equal > > quality from it. On the other hand - it's quite compact / light and SMC > > Pentax lens after all, not some Sigma or Tokina, right? How does it > > perform compared to other Pentax MF "normal" zooms? > > > > BR, Margus > > Z-1p for slides > > Z-20 for color negs > > P30t for BW ? > > > > >
