K85/1.8 results

2001-07-18 Thread Jim Brooks
Hi Just got back the first results from this lens. The sharpness, contrast and colour are FANTASTIC. They just blow the 80-320 zoom away! TTFN Jim Brooks E-MAILS are susceptible to interference. You should not assume that

Re: K85/1.8 results

2001-07-18 Thread Tom Rittenhouse
Only about as much as a knife is sharper than a baseball bat laughing. Some people think that is the sharpest lens Pentax ever made. The only thing amazing about the 80-320, I hear, is that Pentax was willing to put their name on it. Jim Brooks wrote: Hi Just got back the first results from

Re: K85/1.8 results

2001-07-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Tom Rittenhouse wrote: Only about as much as a knife is sharper than a baseball bat laughing. Some people think that is the sharpest lens Pentax ever made. I've had a couple of K85/1.8 lenses, and have used several. It's pretty good, but the A*85/1.4 is sharper (and BIGGER!), and I

Re: K85/1.8 results

2001-07-18 Thread Dave Stratton
Jim Brooks wrote: Hi Just got back the first results from this lens. The sharpness, contrast and colour are FANTASTIC. They just blow the 80-320 zoom away! Jim I recently acquired a smc 85/1.8. After a few weeks shooting I would agree. The lens is tack sharp from f2 -f16 (passable at

Re: K85/1.8 results

2001-07-18 Thread Bucky
was there. Sometimes I wish I had kept mine. - Original Message - From: Treena Harp [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 11:41 AM Subject: Re: K85/1.8 results I would hope that most primes and higher-end zooms ARE sharper than the 80-320, since that lens