Re: Character of M135/3.5

2004-04-23 Thread brooksdj
>Keith said > Okay then, which were less than perfect for you? > B&W or color? > Some eyes view colors which tend to focus at different points, making > the image seem unclear or a teeny bit out of focus; but in turn view B&W > as in plane and well focus

Re: Character of M135/3.5

2004-04-22 Thread Keith Whaley
Very well done! Nicely focussed. But, still no answer to my query re wich lens was "best." keith Alan Chan wrote: Here are some M135/3.5 shots. :-) http://www.pbase.com/wlachan/pentax_m13535 Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Okay, David, which was it? If your B&W (prints?) are v

Re: Character of M135/3.5

2004-04-22 Thread Alan Chan
Here are some M135/3.5 shots. :-) http://www.pbase.com/wlachan/pentax_m13535 Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Okay, David, which was it? If your B&W (prints?) are very sharp, as are your slides (I assume color?) were both shot thru the same lens? Or different lenses? Which was re

Re: Character of M135/3.5

2004-04-22 Thread brooksdj
Both Keith. I did a similar test with the 28-105 i bought from Joe W. in February. The colour slides and the B&W were just great.Tack sharp. I shot some colour neg film for horse passports and again they did not lookt quite right. Therefore: i'm assuming its in the film or proccessing.I did fi

Re: Character of M135/3.5

2004-04-22 Thread brooksdj
I did some test shots with my 150 and 135 f 3.5last year, with slide film and am very happy with slide and B&W results. Either the mini lab i deal with or the film choices i use are not good,but my proofs are not that great with any of my M lenses.To soft. The B&W and slides are very sharp. I d

Re: Character of M135/3.5

2004-04-22 Thread William Johnson
5, M50/1.4, and an M85/2. William in Utah - Original Message - From: "Collin Brendemuehl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 7:04 AM Subject: Character of M135/3.5 > I picked one up yesterday @ Midwest. > It was interesti

Re: Character of M135/3.5

2004-04-22 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 22 Apr 2004, Peter J. Alling wrote: > I haven't exactly used the M 3.5 but I was happy with the K 3.5 until I I too have the K135/3.5, but it's a different lens (and I like it very much too, though I would like to try a K2.5-not takumar-to see if I can hand-hold it for available light).

Re: Character of M135/3.5

2004-04-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
I haven't exactly used the M 3.5 but I was happy with the K 3.5 until I picked up a K 2.3. Even then it didn't seem too horribly slow especially by modern standards. Based on what I've read it should be a more than acceptable optic. Collin Brendemuehl wrote: I picked one up yesterday @ Midwes