Re: PESO -- The other side of the tracks.

2006-10-04 Thread P. J. Alling
You're right the little 35 to 70mm isn't the sharpest lens Pentax ever made. It isn't even the sharpest zoom that Pentax ever made. It falls short a bit short when compared to the 20-35mm f4.0 or it's original stablemate the 70-210mm f4-5.6. But then the 20-35 is damn near the sharpest zoom I

Re: PESO -- The other side of the tracks.

2006-10-03 Thread Doug Franklin
P. J. Alling wrote: > Yea, compare it to the best... Poor thing must have gotten an > inferiority complex. I didn't like this lens on film as much as I liked > the FA 28~70 F4.0 many it rest in peace. Seems that most aren't happy > with that lens on digital... > > I think that the F 35-70mm

Re: PESO -- The other side of the tracks.

2006-10-03 Thread frank theriault
On 10/2/06, Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I like it too. Nice composition, and the exposure > even works well despite the different foreground, > bridge, and background lighting. What Rick said! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pen

Re: PESO -- The other side of the tracks.

2006-10-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
Well seen and well executed. Paul On Oct 2, 2006, at 10:15 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 10/2/2006 12:49:18 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Not much to say about this one. I liked it. The only comment I > have is > about the lens is that it's much be

Re: PESO -- The other side of the tracks.

2006-10-02 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/2/2006 12:49:18 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Not much to say about this one. I liked it. The only comment I have is about the lens is that it's much better than it's price would indicate. Sharp with good flare control even wide open. http://www.mi

Re: PESO -- The other side of the tracks.

2006-10-02 Thread Rick Womer
I like it too. Nice composition, and the exposure even works well despite the different foreground, bridge, and background lighting. Rick --- "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not much to say about this one. I liked it. The > only comment I have is > about the lens is that it's muc

Re: PESO -- The other side of the tracks.

2006-10-02 Thread P. J. Alling
Yea, compare it to the best... Poor thing must have gotten an inferiority complex. I didn't like this lens on film as much as I liked the FA 28~70 F4.0 many it rest in peace. Seems that most aren't happy with that lens on digital... I think that the F 35-70mm probably out resolves the 6mp se

Re: PESO -- The other side of the tracks.

2006-10-02 Thread Doug Franklin
P. J. Alling wrote: > [...] the lens is that it's much better than it's price would indicate. > Sharp with good flare control even wide open. > > http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_theothersideofthetracks.html > > Technical Stuff: > smc Pentax F 35-70mm f3.5~4.5 @ 35mm f3.5 Boy, th

PESO -- The other side of the tracks.

2006-10-02 Thread P. J. Alling
Not much to say about this one. I liked it. The only comment I have is about the lens is that it's much better than it's price would indicate. Sharp with good flare control even wide open. http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_theothersideofthetracks.html Technical Stuff: Pentax *ist