Quoting Don Guthrie <shark50...@gmail.com>:
I submit this photo not so much as art but as a lens test. I recently
bought a SMC Pentax FA 35-80 off Amazon $40 shipped. Looked to be new
in the box. I took it for a test walk Thurs. I wasn't expecting much
but I have been pleasantly surprised. This zoom range seems to be on
everyone's walk-around lens list. I think I have found mine. Putting
this on my K-5 seems a little silly but here's the result.
These ladies happily agreed to my request for a photo and posed
themselves. The only issues I have otherwise is terrible lens flare as
it has no hood. I have ordered a couple of lens hoods to see if one
helps.
Comments?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/6818580139/
A happy photo, although the odd angles of the human legs is a bit off-putting.
I have one of those FA 35-80s. I used it on my MZ5 but neither camera
nor lens sees much action these days. I don't find the 35-80 range
wide or long enough on digital for a walk about lens. That said, I
thought it performed reasonably well.
I have an old 49mm diameter Takumar hood for a 50mm prime that fits
the FA and seems to control flare adequately.
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Cheers
Brian
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Brian Walters
Western Sydney Australia
http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/
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