From: "Artur Ledóchowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Old vs new...
> Hi,
> Being on the used equipment market I had the chance to see a lot of older
> Pentax (and non-Pentax) lenses: Takumars, M's and A's. Most of them are of
> course primes, although some zooms appeared too. I bought two in the last
> two months: SMC M 50mm/f2 and SMC A 28mm/f2,8. Gee, what a different
"touch"
> they have, comparing to the contemporary plastic stuff. They look solid,
> professional, elegant, serious... perhaps "classic" is the right word...
> Nowadays consumer grade lenses look like toys - very fragile, light (too
> light?) etc... I don't especially like the construction of the FA lenses -
> my 80-200/f4,7-5,6, although optically very good, seems so fragile, that I
> have constant, subconscious fear of breaking it...
> Those old lenses have such a "feeling", that I cought myself holding them
> for just a pleasure of... holding:)) Seems like I've got some collector
> tendencies...
> Greetz
So limied lens made for you !!!
But also try 24mm f/:2 or 85mm f/:1.4 or any "Star" lens. It is really
different feeling
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