MZ-S and limited lenses

2001-06-26 Thread Eric Lawton
I'm considering making the leap to auto-focus. Maybe I'll go all out and get the MZ-s and the 43mm limited. As far as I can tell the limited lenses are only available in the US with the silver finish and the MZ-S is only available in black. Has anyone mounted a sliver limited lens on the MZ-

Re: MZ-S and limited lenses

2001-06-26 Thread Bruce Dayton
ayton Sacramento, CA - Original Message - From: "Eric Lawton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 5:56 AM Subject: MZ-S and limited lenses > I'm considering making the leap to auto-focus. Maybe I'll go all out and > ge

Re: MZ-S and limited lenses

2001-06-26 Thread Alan Chan
I have this lens and the 77/1.8 as well. From what I can see, there is nothing special about the 43/1.9 optically. The 77/1.8 is excellent though. Both have metal bodies. regards, Alan Chan >I have been interested to know more about this lens. I am not familiar >with Pentax system and perhaps

Re: MZ-S and limited lenses

2001-06-26 Thread tom
Alan Chan wrote: > > I have this lens and the 77/1.8 as well. From what I can see, there is > nothing special about the 43/1.9 optically. Stop it down a bit, stick it on a tripod and shoot slow slide film. It's fantastic. Wish I had it with me today, in fact Even though it's not razor shar

Re: MZ-S and limited lenses

2001-06-27 Thread Mark Roberts
Pål Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Nothing compares to the 50mm's in terms of value for money. >The price difference between the Limited and the 50mm's is >due to the fact that the 50mm are constructions dating from >the 70's and made of plastic whereas the 43 Limited is aluminium >and a

Re: MZ-S and limited lenses

2001-06-27 Thread Alan Chan
>Maybe your 43mm is a bad sample? I don't usually resort to this conclusion. regards, Alan Chan _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail Lis

Re: MZ-S and limited lenses

2001-06-27 Thread David A. Mann
Pål Jensen writes: > Nothing compares to the 50mm's in terms of value for money. The price difference > between the Limited and the 50mm's is due to the fact that the 50mm are > constructions dating from the 70's and made of plastic whereas the 43 Limited is > aluminium and a recent designed lens

Re[2]: MZ-S and limited lenses

2001-06-27 Thread Takehiko Ueda
Hi Paal and all, Paal wrote: > Pentax do charge extra for the black Limited lenses and > it would not surprise me if they decide to charge extra > for a chrome MZ-S. In this way you have to pay a premium > if you want your MZ-S to match your Limited lenses :-) That's the way it goes! :-) Well,