Re: Character of M135/3.5
Keith said Okay then, which were less than perfect for you? BW 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 BW as in plane and well focused... Just curious... keith The BW to me,look sharper.But so do slides under a loupe. I never knew that but you could have a point there. Dave This must have you really confused now eh. LOL
Re: Character of M135/3.5
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 @ Midwest. It was interesting to look at the cast of the coatings. It didn't have that more common rich amber case of the 50mm. It was more of a mix of amber/blue/purple, more like the 43/1.9 or F50/1.7 (et. al.) Who out there is happy with this lens? I know it's a bit slow, but the price was right. Collin Sent via the WebMail system at mail.safe-t.net
Re: Character of M135/3.5
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). The only thing I can contribute is that the M135/3.5 is covered reasonably well in Stan's site. Regards, Kostas
Re: Character of M135/3.5
I'm very happy with mine. I also have the K135/2.5, and they seem pretty even in image quality, so the determining factors for which one gets used are speed/size/weight considerations. It's also nice that it takes a common (to Pentax) 49mm filter. Handy when matched up with an M28/3.5, 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 interesting to look at the cast of the coatings. It didn't have that more common rich amber case of the 50mm. It was more of a mix of amber/blue/purple, more like the 43/1.9 or F50/1.7 (et. al.) Who out there is happy with this lens? I know it's a bit slow, but the price was right. Collin Sent via the WebMail system at mail.safe-t.net
Re: Character of M135/3.5
I did some test shots with my 150 and 135 f 3.5last year, with slide film and am very happy with slide and BW 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 BW and slides are very sharp. I do like the size and feel of both of them. Now that they will work on an *istD Hummm. :-) Dave I picked one up yesterday @ Midwest. It was interesting to look at the cast of the coatings. It didn't have that more common rich amber case of the 50mm. It was more of a mix of amber/blue/purple, more like the 43/1.9 or F50/1.7 (et. al.) Who out there is happy with this lens? I know it's a bit slow, but the price was right. Collin Sent via the WebMail system at mail.safe-t.net
Re: Character of M135/3.5
Both Keith. I did a similar test with the 28-105 i bought from Joe W. in February. The colour slides and the BW 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 find out last night he will be going out of business in June.Cannot compete in the digital world,so maybe he's not paying attention to detail as he once did.. I once though that my M lenses were at fault,but if slide and BW are giving me great returns,i'd say its not the case. Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I did some test shots with my 150 and 135 f 3.5last year, with slide film and am very happy with slide and BW 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 BW and slides are very sharp. I do like the size and feel of both of them. Now that they will work on an *istD Hummm. :-) Dave Okay, David, which was it? If your BW (prints?) are very sharp, as are your slides (I assume color?) were both shot thru the same lens? Or different lenses? Which was responsible for the to [sic] soft prints? The 150mm or the 135mm? keith whaley
Re: Character of M135/3.5
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 BW (prints?) are very sharp, as are your slides (I assume color?) were both shot thru the same lens? Or different lenses? Which was responsible for the to [sic] soft prints? The 150mm or the 135mm? keith whaley _ MSN Premium with Virus Guard and Firewall* from McAfee® Security : 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=http://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
Re: Character of M135/3.5
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 BW (prints?) are very sharp, as are your slides (I assume color?) were both shot thru the same lens? Or different lenses? Which was responsible for the to [sic] soft prints? The 150mm or the 135mm? keith whaley _ MSN Premium with Virus Guard and Firewall* from McAfee® Security : 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=http://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
