nice shot John. I remember that lens as being a real performer.
Steve
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From: "John Poirier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 2:37 PM
Subject: PESO: Descanso Bay Shoreline
> Hi. I did some lens comparisons the other day and had very impressive
> results with a K 85-210/4.5. At f/11 it outperformed all my other zooms
> (including the very fine A 70-210) and equalled all my primes excepting
> the
> K 135/2.5 And Vivitar Series 1 200/3.0
>
> The lens is a monster with poor close-focusing ability, originally
> purchased
> cheap as a lark and as an interesting piece of Pentax history. After the
> fact I learned that it was reputed to be the equal of Pentax prime lenses,
> a
> remarkable acchievement in a mid-seventies zoom.
>
> I've decided to add it to my digital kit, at least for a while. This is an
> early result:
>
> http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2418/2489818271_b720c8cedf_b.jpg
>
> Cheers
>
> John Poirier
>
>
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