RE: Pentax SMC F 35-135 f3.5-4.5
Hi Rob, I bought one two months ago. I have all this primes (24 f/2, 50A f/1.4, 85 FA* f/1.4 and a 200 FA* f/2.8) but I was feeling the need of a all round zoom. Believe me, the F 35-135 is the one. Here you can see a couple of shots taken with it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/manumag_photos/ Manuel -Mensagem original- De: Robert Whitehouse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Enviada: domingo, 11 de Setembro de 2005 13:00 Para: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Assunto: Pentax SMC F 35-135 f3.5-4.5 Hi All, I picked up one of these on eBay recently. It wasn't particularly cheap but I thought that it would work nicely in combination with my 16-45 DA and my ist D for trips. I haven't really had chance to do much with it yet but it seems fairly sharp in comparison with other zooms. The only gripes are; 1) It is horrible to focus manually (tiny focus ring) 2) It does not focus very closely except in macro mode at 135mm. Does anybody else have one of these? - any opinions/experiences? Thanks, Rob W
RE: Pentax SMC F 35-135 f3.5-4.5
Hi Manuel, Thanks for the link - great photos. I tested this lens against a Pentax AF 28-90 and it came out a lot sharper. (tested = took a few shots in my back yard !) I'm now looking forward for some opportunities to use it. Rob W -Original Message- From: Manuel Magalhães [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 11 September 2005 15:35 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: Pentax SMC F 35-135 f3.5-4.5 Hi Rob, I bought one two months ago. I have all this primes (24 f/2, 50A f/1.4, 85 FA* f/1.4 and a 200 FA* f/2.8) but I was feeling the need of a all round zoom. Believe me, the F 35-135 is the one. Here you can see a couple of shots taken with it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/manumag_photos/ Manuel -Mensagem original- De: Robert Whitehouse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Enviada: domingo, 11 de Setembro de 2005 13:00 Para: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Assunto: Pentax SMC F 35-135 f3.5-4.5 Hi All, I picked up one of these on eBay recently. It wasn't particularly cheap but I thought that it would work nicely in combination with my 16-45 DA and my ist D for trips. I haven't really had chance to do much with it yet but it seems fairly sharp in comparison with other zooms. The only gripes are; 1) It is horrible to focus manually (tiny focus ring) 2) It does not focus very closely except in macro mode at 135mm. Does anybody else have one of these? - any opinions/experiences? Thanks, Rob W
RE: Pentax SMC F 35-135 f3.5-4.5
On Sun, 11 Sep 2005, Robert Whitehouse wrote: Thanks for the link - great photos. I tested this lens against a Pentax AF 28-90 and it came out a lot sharper. (tested = took a few shots in my back yard !) Look out for the bokeh (240KB, folks :-) http://www.epcc.ed.ac.uk/~kavousan/owl2_1200.jpg Kostas
RE: Pentax SMC F 35-135 f3.5-4.5
That's a beautiful shot Kostas. Shame about the Bokeh, makes it look like the owl was positioned in front of a painting of grass. ;-) Certainly seperated the subject though. Don -Original Message- From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 11:59 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: Pentax SMC F 35-135 f3.5-4.5 On Sun, 11 Sep 2005, Robert Whitehouse wrote: Thanks for the link - great photos. I tested this lens against a Pentax AF 28-90 and it came out a lot sharper. (tested = took a few shots in my back yard !) Look out for the bokeh (240KB, folks :-) http://www.epcc.ed.ac.uk/~kavousan/owl2_1200.jpg Kostas
RE: Pentax SMC F 35-135 f3.5-4.5
On Sun, 11 Sep 2005, Don Sanderson wrote: -Original Message- From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 11:59 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: Pentax SMC F 35-135 f3.5-4.5 Look out for the bokeh (240KB, folks :-) http://www.epcc.ed.ac.uk/~kavousan/owl2_1200.jpg That's a beautiful shot Kostas. Thanks Don. I really like owls as well. I should get my act together and support it in our zoo. Shame about the Bokeh, makes it look like the owl was positioned in front of a painting of grass. ;-) Certainly seperated the subject though. I have not taken many pictures with that lens (as I have said in the past, although the FL looks ideal for my kind of things, the minimum focusing distance is very long). When I took that picture I was very near/touching the wire that keeps the owl in our zoo, so the bokeh may be affected. But I also saw quickly the water cloud pictures of one of the previous posters (Portuguese? Brazilian?) and again the bokeh looked suspect. Kostas
