Re: Best lens for my new ES II?

2004-08-31 Thread Shel Belinkoff
A friend and I did a comparison between a K24/2.8 and a Zeiss (Flektagon?) 25mm (forget what the aperture was, maybe 2.5) and the Pentax lens was superior in contrast, light falloff, and observable sharpness. The Zeiss lens was bigger and heavier though. YMMV Shel > From: Steve Pearson <[EMAIL

Re: Best lens for my new ES II?

2004-08-31 Thread Peter J. Alling
They have a reputation, which in my experience inflates their price beyond their capabilities, no matter how good they are. Steve Pearson wrote: Thanks Peter for the reference to that web site. I looked thru most of it, and it was very helpful. I still wish I could hear more feedback about som

Re: Best lens for my new ES II?

2004-08-31 Thread Dario Bonazza
Peter J. Alling wrote: > http://www.aohc.it/indexe.htm Then Steve Pearson wrote: > Thanks Peter for the reference to that web site. I > looked thru most of it, and it was very helpful. Glad you liked "that web site" :-) (and thanks Peter for your appreciation too) Dario Bonazza

Re: Best lens for my new ES II?

2004-08-31 Thread Steve Pearson
Thanks Peter for the reference to that web site. I looked thru most of it, and it was very helpful. I still wish I could hear more feedback about some of the other M42 lenses, such as Zeiss. There's just something about that name that makes me think they are better than the Pentax brand. Thank

Re: Best lens for my new ES II?

2004-08-29 Thread Jim Apilado
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Best lens for my new ES II? > Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Resent-Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 23:52:25 -0400 > > Hi everyone, > > I have a few questions for all of you screw mount > experts. I have always had K mount, and know very > little a

Re: Best lens for my new ES II?

2004-08-29 Thread Peter J. Alling
http://www.aohc.it/indexe.htm Steve Pearson wrote: Hi everyone, I have a few questions for all of you screw mount experts. I have always had K mount, and know very little about the screw mount bodies. I have an ES II on it's way. My questions for you are: If you could pick the best quality standa

Best lens for my new ES II?

2004-08-29 Thread Steve Pearson
Hi everyone, I have a few questions for all of you screw mount experts. I have always had K mount, and know very little about the screw mount bodies. I have an ES II on it's way. My questions for you are: If you could pick the best quality standard lens for this, would it be the 50mm 1.4, or a