Vs: Vs: Your all time favourite lens....
The 1.7/50 M lens I tested some time ago and found out that the 3.5/35-105 SMC-A is slightly sharper and the 4/28-70 FA slightly less sharp at 50 mm at comparable apertures. Now when I compared the new 24-90 to these two zooms I found out that at the close focusing distances the new lens is slightly sharper and again the 28-70 mm slightly less sharp compared to the 35-105. At f:8 the differences were minimal - and remember that the 28-70 is a very good lens. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: Joseph Tainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Päivä: 29. maaliskuuta 2001 4:43 Aihe: Vs: Vs: Your all time favourite lens > >> Maybe my 1.7/50 M is not a good sample but my 3.5/35-105 is sharper at 50 mm and it >is >> shaper than my 4/28-70 AL. The new 3.5-4.5/24-90 mm seems the same, sharpness-wise. >> The weight actually helps dampen vibration, so I use it with ME and winder ME II. >> All the best! >> Raimo > >Raimo, do you mean that the 24-90 is as sharp as your 50, your 35-105, >or your 28-70? > >I'm very interested to see both tests of this lens and everyone's >impression of it. > >Thanks, > >Joe > - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Vs: Vs: Your all time favourite lens....
Maybe my 1.7/50 M is not a good sample but my 3.5/35-105 is sharper at 50 mm and it is shaper than my 4/28-70 AL. The new 3.5-4.5/24-90 mm seems the same, sharpness-wise. The weight actually helps dampen vibration, so I use it with ME and winder ME II. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: Tonghang Zhou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Päivä: 28. maaliskuuta 2001 0:32 Aihe: Re: Vs: Your all time favourite lens > >I have to disagree with this. I had two of A35-105/3.5, never found them >better than any of my primes. Also they are so heavy, that handheld shots >are prone to unsharpness. The two touch operation doesn't help. I think >for zooms, light weight ones are best. I recently sold a Kiron 28-210, >a "cult" lens, really constraty and quite sharp. But it weighs too much >and doesn't balance too well the smaller cameras. The FA 28-70AL is a >much better proposition, as far as zooms are concerned. > >BTW, where can I get a good 28mm lens? > >On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, Raimo Korhonen wrote: >> I thought about this long and hard but when I look at which lens I use the most it >is the 3.5/35-105 SMC Pentax-A. Best image quality of my Pentax lenses (better than >1.7/50 M!) and very good build quality - but heavy. >> All the best! >> Raimo > > - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Vs: Your all time favourite lens....
I bought that cult lens (Kiron 28-210) and it has performed nicely in initial tests. It is the only non-Pentax lens I own. I have the same lens in a Nikon AI if anyone has a Nikon body they want to put to use. I no longer own a Nikon body. But see my other post about camera lense balance... - Original Message - From: "Tonghang Zhou" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 3:50 PM Subject: Re: Vs: Your all time favourite lens > > I have to disagree with this. I had two of A35-105/3.5, never found them > better than any of my primes. Also they are so heavy, that handheld shots > are prone to unsharpness. The two touch operation doesn't help. I think > for zooms, light weight ones are best. I recently sold a Kiron 28-210, > a "cult" lens, really constraty and quite sharp. But it weighs too much > and doesn't balance too well the smaller cameras. The FA 28-70AL is a > much better proposition, as far as zooms are concerned. > > BTW, where can I get a good 28mm lens? > > On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, Raimo Korhonen wrote: > > I thought about this long and hard but when I look at which lens I use the most it is the 3.5/35-105 SMC Pentax-A. Best image quality of my Pentax lenses (better than 1.7/50 M!) and very good build quality - but heavy. > > All the best! > > Raimo > > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > > - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
RE: Your all time favourite lens....
Tanya, My most favorite lens is my SMC-A 50/1.4. It is not as small as my A1.7 but it does make for a nice small photo package. It also allows me for less available light photography since I do not tend to use flash much. I had to think about my most favorite, but once I looked at the lens and saw how I have worn out the paint in a few places that told me that usage must point to favoritism. In terms of zoom lenses, it has to be the SMC-A 70-210/4. It has fantastic sharpness and the color rendition is better than my SMC-A 28-135/4. I have gotten great comments on shots from this lens that rivals the shots from my SMC-A* 300/4. César Matamoros II Panama City, Florida > -Original Message- > From: Tanya & Russell Mayer [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2001 9:53 PM > To: Pentax Discussion List > Subject: Your all time favourite lens > > Ok, so this topic has probably been done to death, but seeing as I am new > around here, I would be interested to know the following from whoever > cares > to respond > > What is your alltime favourite Pentax compatible lens? And why is it your > favourite? > > I don't care if it's 100 years old or was released last week, whether it > is > screw or K mount or whether it is AF or MF. It can even be a third party > lens, as long as it is compatible to Pentax bodies. > > I am asking this purely for selfish reasons so that I can learn more about > the range and about the qualities that the favourites possess. However, I > will keep all of the responses in a separate folder and if anybody wants > me > to, I can post them at a later date. > > Thanks in advance. > > Tanya. 8-) > > - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Vs: Your all time favourite lens....
I thought about this long and hard but when I look at which lens I use the most it is the 3.5/35-105 SMC Pentax-A. Best image quality of my Pentax lenses (better than 1.7/50 M!) and very good build quality - but heavy. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: Todd Stanley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Päivä: 27. maaliskuuta 2001 1:11 Aihe: Re: Your all time favourite lens > >At 12:53 PM 3/26/01 +1000, you wrote: >>Ok, so this topic has probably been done to death, but seeing as I am new >>around here, I would be interested to know the following from whoever cares >>to respond >> >>What is your alltime favourite Pentax compatible lens? And why is it your >>favourite? >> >>I don't care if it's 100 years old or was released last week, whether it is >>screw or K mount or whether it is AF or MF. It can even be a third party >>lens, as long as it is compatible to Pentax bodies. >> >>I am asking this purely for selfish reasons so that I can learn more about >>the range and about the qualities that the favourites possess. However, I >>will keep all of the responses in a separate folder and if anybody wants me >>to, I can post them at a later date. >> >>Thanks in advance. >> >>Tanya. 8-) >> - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
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A scroll of mail from "Tanya & Russell Mayer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Tue, 27 Mar 2001 09:46:20 +1000 Read it? y FA*80-200/2.8 I've just used this lens on my Z-1p and my MX back to back. It's very fast from the Z-1p, very quiet, very nice to work with. On the MX, once focused, I can snap it back to AF mode, effectively locking the focus and just worry about composition. This lens is expensive, hard to find, heavy, burdened with features you'll never use but, wow, it is sharp and well featured. If you want an 80-200/2.8 for Pentax and you see one of these, go get it. You'll always regret it if you don't. This lens is rock solid and superbly usable on any Pentax. I want an adapter to use this on my P6x7. put the vertical grip strap on the Z-1p and it handles beautifully. It uses every feature of the camera, you get 3d metering, just like an F5. (I think the Z-1p+FA*80-200/2.8 is the same weight as an F5 with the Nikon 80-200/2.8 lens. This is just a field comparison when my mate said "I need Astia but I've just loaded Velvia. What's in yours?" "Astia." "Lets swap. How do the controls work?" End result: he thought the Z-1p was a very easy camera to use and I thought the same of the F5. Nicely balanced too.) The same guy did drool alarmingly over my P6x7, but with an F5 and an F100 he ain't going to go 35mm Pentax. dave - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
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Favorite prime: FA* 85mm F1.4. The combination of speed and reach let me get photographs that would be difficult/impossible otherwise. Favorite zoom: FA* 80-200 F2.8. Big, heavy, but all-around the most productive recent purchase that I have made. --Mark - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Your all time favourite lens....
Interesting, Tanya and all. I responded off list, I thought. Tanya you reaally do need to look at your Outlook preference settings . . . stan --- on 3/25/01 11:59 PM, Stan Halpin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > on 3/25/01 8:53 PM, Tanya & Russell Mayer at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> > snip >> >> What is your alltime favourite Pentax compatible lens? And why is it your > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > > - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Your all time favourite lens....
My all time favorite lens is the A 50mm F1.4. It's a great little fast lens. Call me a heretic but #2 is the Sears 135mm F2.8 Macro, followed closely by the M 28mm F3.5. Todd At 12:53 PM 3/26/01 +1000, you wrote: >Ok, so this topic has probably been done to death, but seeing as I am new >around here, I would be interested to know the following from whoever cares >to respond > >What is your alltime favourite Pentax compatible lens? And why is it your >favourite? > >I don't care if it's 100 years old or was released last week, whether it is >screw or K mount or whether it is AF or MF. It can even be a third party >lens, as long as it is compatible to Pentax bodies. > >I am asking this purely for selfish reasons so that I can learn more about >the range and about the qualities that the favourites possess. However, I >will keep all of the responses in a separate folder and if anybody wants me >to, I can post them at a later date. > >Thanks in advance. > >Tanya. 8-) > - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
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Tanya & Russell Mayer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What is your alltime favourite Pentax compatible lens? And why is it your > favourite? Nice question, difficult answer. I have too many lenses, and too many of them are favourite in their own way. I love my first Pentax lens, a KM 50/1.7 n. 6131... (yes, I almost remember its matriculation number), and my FA 50/1.4. My favourite zoom is the KA 70-210/4, although it's rather heavy and long (an FA* version, maybe macro 1:2, would probably be my favourite lens ever). Among the wide angle lenses I'd choice the K 24/2.8. They are all sharp, very well built, and together form a perfect set of lenses. But... If I must limit to one lens (now it's getting hard...) I'd choice the 645 120/4 Macro. It's a tank, has a magnification of 1:1 and can fit my 135 bodies with adapter. This does not mean that I won't change my mind tomorrow :) Gianfranco (done many macro shots early this morning...) Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
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My favorite Pentax lens is my James Apilado wrote: I'll bite. My favorite lens is the SMC Takumar 35mm f2. It is always on my ES II Pentax. sometimes I use it on my LX via the adapter. The lens has replaced using my 50mm lenses. For a zoom lens, I like my Tamron SP 35-80mm f2.8. With the adapters I can use it on the ES II, LX, and now my PZ1-p. Jim A. > From: "Tanya & Russell Mayer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 12:53:26 +1000 > To: "Pentax Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Your all time favourite lens > > Ok, so this topic has probably been done to death, but seeing as I am new > around here, I would be interested to know the following from whoever cares > to respond > > What is your alltime favourite Pentax compatible lens? And why is it your > favourite? > > I don't care if it's 100 years old or was released last week, whether it is > screw or K mount or whether it is AF or MF. It can even be a third party > lens, as long as it is compatible to Pentax bodies. > > I am asking this purely for selfish reasons so that I can learn more about > the range and about the qualities that the favourites possess. However, I > will keep all of the responses in a separate folder and if anybody wants me > to, I can post them at a later date. > > Thanks in advance. > > Tanya. 8-) > > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > > - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . -- Daniel J. Matyola mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Stanley, Powers & Matyola mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Suite203, 1170 US Highway 22 East http://danmatyola.com Bridgewater, NJ 08807 (908)725-3322 fax: (908)707-0399
Re: Your all time favourite lens....
Zoom: The 75-150/f4 M. Sharp, very versatile, compact, not overly heavy, nice feel to it. Great daylight lens... Built in hood allows almost no flare ever. Easy to zoom and focus with one touch. It's not a macro, but 150mm at 24" sure looks close enough to it. (And it cost me $53!?) Prime:FA 50/1.4 Very sharp, nice color representation. Quick and easy to focus manually. It's not cheap, but not bad either at <$200. And it just about abolishes flash! Best in the world, maybe, for natural light at night... (Actually this was not a very hard question for me to answer, as these are (currently) my only two lenses...) Skip - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Your all time favourite lens....
They didn't want to make you angry, lest you hit them with it! Regards, Bob... Give blood. Play hockey. From: "Daniel J. Matyola" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > My favorite Pentax lens is my Pentax 6x7 Super Multi-Coated Takumar 1:3.5/55mm > lens. Not only has it given me great results. but it commants respect. At a > crowed site recently, I was pushed aside and trod upon by other tourists who were > impatient at the time I was taking to set up and shoot with my SuperProgram. > When I came back with the 6x7 smf yjr 55mm lens (100mm filter size), the same > people seemed to get out of my way or go around me. I guessed that I just looked > more professional, or at least more serious, with that big chunck of glass. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Your all time favourite lens....
My favorite Pentax lens is my Pentax 6x7 Super Multi-Coated Takumar 1:3.5/55mm lens. Not only has it given me great results. but it commants respect. At a crowed site recently, I was pushed aside and trod upon by other tourists who were impatient at the time I was taking to set up and shoot with my SuperProgram. When I came back with the 6x7 smf yjr 55mm lens (100mm filter size), the same people seemed to get out of my way or go around me. I guessed that I just looked more professional, or at least more serious, with that big chunck of glass. For my spotmatics, I still like my SMC Takumar 1:1.4/50mm, and although it may make me a heretic, for the SuperProgram I really like my Sears Multi-Coated f1:4.0 80-200mm Auto Zoom. Dan -- Daniel J. Matyola mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Stanley, Powers & Matyola mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Suite203, 1170 US Highway 22 East http://danmatyola.com Bridgewater, NJ 08807 (908)725-3322 fax: (908)707-0399 - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Your all time favourite lens....
Gotta be any of the 50mm f2.0 lenses that used to ship standard with bodies. Not fast, not the sharpest, but best bang for the buck. Lon - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Your all time favourite lens....
On Mon, 26 Mar 2001 12:53:26 +1000, Tanya & Russell Mayer wrote: > >What is your alltime favourite Pentax compatible lens? And why is it your >favourite? I think someone (Albano ?) is collecting info on this ... Anyway, my favorite is the SMX Pentax A* 200mm f4 macro ED Why? Well I like macro shots (and shooting) a lot. And this 200mm is just a perfect focallength for small flowers, insects, fungus and such, because you have a large working distance and a lot of control over the background. I use it a lot from a sturdy tripod, but also free-hand combined with the AF140C ringflash attached. Regards, JvW - Jan van Wijk; www.fsys.demon.nl - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Your all time favourite lens....
My most favourite Pentax lens must be the SMC 15/3.5. After that come the A* 300/2.8 and A* 85/1.4 (which is still quite new to me). I'm still thinking about getting the FA* 24/2.0 .. if I get manage to get some details on how good it is wide open at infinity (astrophoto etc). I will wait to see if/when Pentax releases the possible 18...20mm Limited lens (I hope it will be faster than f/2.8). Antti-Pekka --- * Antti-Pekka Virjonen * Fiskarsinkatu 7 D * GSM: +358 400 789753 * * Computec Oy Turku* FIN-20750 Turku Finland * Fax: +358 2 413 * - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Your all time favourite lens....
Hi, My favourite zooms were the SMC-M 24-35/3.5 and the SMC-A 70-210/4. The shorter zoom was up there close to being my favourite lens, too. The primes I liked best were the SMC-K 28/2, SMC-M 35/2, the SMC A* 85/1.4 and the SMC-A 400/5.6. This does not necessarily mean that these provided the best optical or technical quality, but rather that I enjoyed using them, got a high percentage of good photos from them, and found their handling to be excellent. --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Monday, March 26, 2001, 3:53:26 AM, you wrote: > Ok, so this topic has probably been done to death, but seeing as I am new > around here, I would be interested to know the following from whoever cares > to respond > What is your alltime favourite Pentax compatible lens? And why is it your > favourite? > I don't care if it's 100 years old or was released last week, whether it is > screw or K mount or whether it is AF or MF. It can even be a third party > lens, as long as it is compatible to Pentax bodies. > I am asking this purely for selfish reasons so that I can learn more about > the range and about the qualities that the favourites possess. However, I > will keep all of the responses in a separate folder and if anybody wants me > to, I can post them at a later date. > Thanks in advance. > Tanya. 8-) - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Your all time favourite lens....
I'll bite. My favorite lens is the SMC Takumar 35mm f2. It is always on my ES II Pentax. sometimes I use it on my LX via the adapter. The lens has replaced using my 50mm lenses. For a zoom lens, I like my Tamron SP 35-80mm f2.8. With the adapters I can use it on the ES II, LX, and now my PZ1-p. Jim A. > From: "Tanya & Russell Mayer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 12:53:26 +1000 > To: "Pentax Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Your all time favourite lens > > Ok, so this topic has probably been done to death, but seeing as I am new > around here, I would be interested to know the following from whoever cares > to respond > > What is your alltime favourite Pentax compatible lens? And why is it your > favourite? > > I don't care if it's 100 years old or was released last week, whether it is > screw or K mount or whether it is AF or MF. It can even be a third party > lens, as long as it is compatible to Pentax bodies. > > I am asking this purely for selfish reasons so that I can learn more about > the range and about the qualities that the favourites possess. However, I > will keep all of the responses in a separate folder and if anybody wants me > to, I can post them at a later date. > > Thanks in advance. > > Tanya. 8-) > > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > > - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Your all time favourite lens....
Ok, so this topic has probably been done to death, but seeing as I am new around here, I would be interested to know the following from whoever cares to respond What is your alltime favourite Pentax compatible lens? And why is it your favourite? I don't care if it's 100 years old or was released last week, whether it is screw or K mount or whether it is AF or MF. It can even be a third party lens, as long as it is compatible to Pentax bodies. I am asking this purely for selfish reasons so that I can learn more about the range and about the qualities that the favourites possess. However, I will keep all of the responses in a separate folder and if anybody wants me to, I can post them at a later date. Thanks in advance. Tanya. 8-) - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
