Well, if you're used to Nikon, *everything* on the PZ-1p is backwards.
(...) the aperture ring on the lens turns the other way...
That's new to me. I thought Pentax and Nikon had the same focus and
aperture rings directions.
Andre
The glass of a lens should be about the same Moh's hardness as quartz, 7,
since it's predominately quartz. I have no idea about the hardness of
coatings, but aren't they only a few molecules thick?
Bill
Pentax says its SMC coating is harder than glass. Very hard molecules...
Andre
Is there anything else I can do, short of putting the camera into
some unwieldy acoustic chamber?
--jc
A solution is to make your own case, with some dampering material and
duct tape.I began one for an LX with Evazote 5mm but it is a bit
too thick and does not damper enough. B-quiet is a
Black Pentax K
Black SV (last serial numbers, almost a Spotmatic)
Black Spotmatic (SP, SL, II, F)
Black KX
Black K2 DMD
Black MX
LX
SF-1n
PZ-1p
MZ-3
MZ-S
Each is a culmination of a line of models.
Sorry but I cannot stand the Super-Program's speed buttons and cheap
looking interface. I agree
Of course if Cxxxn is quiet enough then there is no need to go Leica.
Pentax shutter and film advance have always been whiny in my experience.
Of course Cxxxn didn't used to be better--heard an A1 lately?
Do I understand late Canon equipment is quieter because the AF motor
is inside each lens?
I (it was not Juey Chong) assumed that if a symphonic orchestra was
playing in front of a crowd, photographers were probably not allowed
to move all around. They also might have wanted to have a group of
musicians on one shot and one musician on another shot, hence the
zoom.
But the thread
For those looking for that Mystic Far Eastern quality (as Graywolf
nicely described the Quest), here is a practical way to use MTF data
to elect your objects of cult:
In addition, the two MTF lines are close together, indicating good
image control even for portions of the picture that are
Thanks Dave.
Your silver 43mm Ltd mounted K2 sure looks terrific...
http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/temp/k2_43mm.html
How have you found the 43mm behaving?
Andre
I had an M 35-70 f/2.8-3.5 for a while. Huge and heavy for its zoom range.
True as most of us use f3.5 or f4 zoom in this range. But what I
meant was that for a f2.8 zoom, it is small compared to the
competition. Canon equivalent zoom is way longer and more heavy.
Olympus constant f3.6 has
...
D'ailleurs, ce serait intéressant de traduire
en anglais certaines de tes pages. À deux on y
arriverait peut-être...
Si tu veux traduire quelques parties
intéressantes pour les lecteurs anglophones, je
ny arriverai pas seul, mon anglais est trop
mauvais!
Michel
OK, je vais essayer et
I found the strap lugs a.k.a. metal strap D-rings on Adorama's website
($1.95/set).
Mark
You need the Pentax ones at double the price... Just kidding,
although I would prefer the Pentax square D-rings.
Andre
Interesting. Both my Sandisk and Viking cards drop out...
Cesar
Panama City, Florida
More gravity under the tropics...
Andre
Hello all:
Any suggestions for a compact electronic flash unit for my MX? What do you
use and why?
Thanks,
Aaron
The smallest manual one is the Minolta 20 (NG 20). Half the size of
a cassette (although thicker). It takes 2 AA. The trigger voltage
on these older flashes is often very high:
...when I think of M lenses, I think of the tiny primes.
Joe
This is also what I think of when we talk about M lenses. M35-70 is
not typical, it is chunky, short but quite heavy. And Pentax must be
joking when they say the 2000mm mirror lens is a M lens! Although I
think their definition of
Maybe, if others see fit, they can tell us about their
favorite photographer(s) and post a URL or information about
them. Just a thought.
shel
Great idea!
Rather than mention all the usual suspects it might be interesting to
post something about lesser-known photographers. One of my favourites
From: Joe Wilensky [EMAIL PROTECTED]
While the M 24-50 has a mediocre reputation,
the A 24-50 was a new
design (same design was used for the F 24-50) and I have one.
I didn't know there was an M24-50! Seems odd that there would be
both a 24-35 and a 24-50 in the same series. In general that
What mystifies me about zooms is that there is no 35 to 100 or 120
to be had. That would, seemingly, be a wedding pro's dream zoom.
There was an A 35-105/3.5, an F 35-105/4-5.6 (a 105 f/5.6!??), and an A
and F 35-135/3.5-4.5. KEH.com has them used, and quite cheap.
DJE
A35-105mm is viewed
opinion on this one may not be well
informed...
Andre
On 24 Feb 2004 at 18:23, Andre Langevin wrote:
A35-105mm is viewed here as one of the best zoom ever made by Asahi
while the 35-135 could be one of the worst.
Where is here and what were they being compared to?
Rob Studdert
And aren't they offered regularly on eBay?
Andre
Aren't we all...
At 09:27 AM 2/24/04, you wrote:
Hello,
Want To Buy:
- SMC K 50mm 1:1.4
or
- SMC K 55mm 1:1.8
I am interested only in mint condition lenses, fully working, with
no visual signs of use. I live in NY.
Best regards
Jerry
I drink
Just saw this on a newsgroup:
http://www.sciencephotography.com/users/ekinsman/snow2004/snow2004.html
Nice snowflake shots!
--
Mark Roberts
On a Mac they melt (no screensaver...)
ANdre
Shel, what you want is a loader where the film does not touch
anything, like felt. The Watson is one of them. $26 US new. eBay
must have lots of them. You loose about 1 and a half end shots,
which is annoying when you just have caught that flying saucer. It's
worth it to do the initial
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?ci=1sb=pspn=1sq=descInitialSearch=yesO=SearchBarA=searchQ=*shs=watson+loaderimage.x=0image.y=0
This is the one. The Volkswagon. $18 new at BH.
Andre
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlistA=detailsQ=sku=31737is=REG
To avoid. Has felt and more expensive. $30.
Users will probably tell you they are OK and they might be right, but
why have felt running over the film when you can do without.
I have an Elmar 135 f4 (M). Can I unscrew the head?
I can only unscrew a little aluminum ring under the aperture ring.
It uncovers some screws. Should I go on?
If it unscrews, I could maybe adapt the head to a Pentax zoom tube.
Andre
I did unscrew the Elmar head (with elastic band and following
instruction gathered on google). It has a thread about 39.5mm and
very fine. Unusable.
The Tele-Elmar's head has a LTM 39mm thread. It is also 50% more
expensive than the Elmar. But it is said to have more saturated
color.
I heard that the same drive, taken from Creative's MuVo2, works with
cameras, this on dpreview also.
rg
Isn't the 4 Gb iPod itself a good and cheap device to stock photos ?
Andre
The issue with distortion and group portraits has nothing to do with
barrel or pincushion distortion. It has to do with the fact that wide
angle lenses sqash and fatten objects in the other edges to keep the
lines straight.(...) At about the 35mm focal length
for 35mm cameras, this is minimal to
I read the thread on fast forward and deleted it afterwards. Now I'm
asking myself, and youselves: is it OK to use an external hood with
this lens (I find the internal one too small)? Or... do I have to
mind about finding a light one (plactic)?
Andre
--
Included in the box was a Asahi Pentax S82 close up lens.
(...)
The urban legend says that close-up lenses may have not that great
edge sharpness, but viewed from the viewfin!
der the image is sharp from edge to edge with this lens. If there is
a loss of sharpness at the edges, which there
Lasse, could you share the picture with us?
I'm very fond of musicians photography.
Andre
--
I read the thread on fast forward and deleted it afterwards. Now
I'm asking myself, and youselves: is it OK to use an external hood
with this lens (I find the internal one too small)? Or... do I
have to mind about finding a light one (plactic)?
I wish I know the long term effect of using the
From: Andre Langevin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Lasse, could you share the picture with us?
I'm very fond of musicians photography.
Andre
Thanks for asking Andre.
I'd love to upload some of my music shots. (I do rock, folk, latin,
even classical if I get a chance), however I simply haven't built my
I see no problem with calling an inkjet print an inkjet print. What
objective argument exists for having to call it otherwise.
caveman
It still is a photograph, presented in the form of an inkjet print.
Andre
--
If you guys are looking for the general term, it's image. If you
insist in confusing particular instances of it, like pretending that
an inkjet print is a photograph, I could as well suspect that you're
a monkey pretending to be a human.
cheers,
caveman
I see no problem with calling an inkjet
- Original Message -
From: Caveman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Andre Langevin wrote:
An inkjet print is still a photograph, and an image, but presented in
the form of an inkjet print. Photographs are mammals, silver halide
prints are humans and inkjet prints, to please you, are monkeys
Andre Langevin wrote:
Photographs are mammals, silver halide prints are humans and inkjet
prints, to please you, are monkeys that appeared after the humans...
Crazy.
Toys in the attic, I am crazy.
Truly gone fishing.
They must have taken my marbles away.
Crazy. Toys in the attic, he is crazy
Yep. Didelphis virginiana (Virginia opossum). note that it is opossum with
an o unlike the Aussie possum (no o). The Virginia opossum is a true
marsupial with a well developed pouch. It is the only North American
marsupial. There are several in South America, which at one point, was
attached
In other words, Plate Tectonics is science. Genesis is a chapter in a very
silly story-book.
I'm not going to go on with this.
Don
Genesis, I'd rather say, is myth of origin in a very popular
moralistic book. Science has its own myth of origin, the Big Bang,
constantly evolving though...
A digital camera is nothing but a glorified palm computer with
builtin webcam. The very first result of the image taking process is
a file on a memory card. You transfer that file to a bigger computer
then print it on a computer printer. That's it. It's computing.
It's still photography! Light
Writing the previous message with 10 years ago.. I just noticed
that this year I should celebrate 10 years since I got my first
Pentax.
cheers,
caveman
Gee, you make me think I just passed my 20th birthday. MX in spring 1983.
Andre
--
Hi Jens,
as I have written before, I have done my own resolution etc. tests
of portrait lenses: See http://www.arnoldstark.de/pentax.htm
Here are the results in line pairs/mm averaged from f2 to f11 and
from centre to corner:
M85 65
K85 61
A*85 62
FA*8566
FA77 69
My
Bob S.:
I can say that the A85mm f1.4 is sharper, but the size frightens small
children and dogs, not to mention the relatives you might want
candid portraits of.
You mean dogs bark at the f1.4 lens but keep quiet when you shoot
them with the f2 lens?
Does the front element makes it? I mean,
Has anybody tried some of the three Ultra-Achromatic lenses for
visible light photography?
Andre
--
I already know what Pentax say in their tables, but, from your
experience, is the SA-23 screen a better choice than the 60 series
for low light photography with bright lenses (mostly K50/1.4,
A85/1.4, 135/1.8 and occasionnally K28/2, K35/2, 200/2.5)?
Thanks,
Andre
--
The time that I still had my FA*85/1.4, everyone was frightened
whenever I point that damn thing at them. Everyone of them were
amazed by how big the hood was. No such problem with the 77. :-)
regards,
Alan Chan
You mean dogs bark at the f1.4 lens but keep quiet when you shoot
them with the
Bob, I hope your son will manage to get out of this nighmare unhurt
psychologically.
Andre
--
Popular Photography tested the Pentax 24-90 mm lens
when it came out and I kept the results and compared
it to their test of the Tokina 28-80 f2.8 ATX Pro
when it was released earlier.
The Tokina blew it away optically and in build
quality.
Ryan
Ryan, could you provide more detail? I had the
Ryan, could you provide more detail? I had the impression that the
Tokina 28-80 was not an improvement over their 28-70. And that the
Pentax was optically outstanding.
Andre
From:
http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=004xF1
hi I owned the 28-70mm atx 2.6-2.8 and it is a very
Peter wrote:
But AsahiFlex lenses are more compatible with the LX than K/M mounts
are the *ist-D, hell the *ist-D is
more compatible with AsshiFlex lenses than it has with K/M lenses.
That's the whole point!
REPLY:
Not so. The lenses for the original Asahiflex doesn't even fit a Spotmatic.
Paal:
Eg. recently somebody said that the M 80-200/4.5 was sharper than
the M 200/4 or a few days ago some said that the M 24-35 zoom was
sharper than the M 28/2.8.
... at f8. But the zoom is useless at f3.5 and probably behind the
28mm at 5.6.
Andre
--
A lot of street photographers seem to work this way.
There were a lot of rangefinder 35mm cameras made with
iris shutters and 35mm focal length that are small and
very quiet. I own an Olympus XA that would fit this
bill. Has markings for hyperfocal settings, and can't
be heard at all unless the
Stephen Gandy writes:
Even the Pentax name was originally a Zeiss Ikon VEB trademark
until bought by Asahi. It was originally derived from PENTaprism
and contAX.
Was it really bought to Zeiss Ikon?
Andre
--
Keith whaley:
Oly Wide-E. with a G. Zuiko-W F.C. 1:3.5 f=3.5cm. lens.
A point, zone focus and shoot camera! How is the lens?
a couple of 35 SPs, with the phenomonal G-Zuiko 1:1.7 f=42mm lens
Very sharp, very high contrast, impressive lens indeed. And the SP
has an in-camera spot meter!
Oly
I noticed that the SF-1n has two types of AF and MZ-5n only one. Is
the MZ-5n down-graded on this aspect?
Andre
--
Hi *,
the August PUG is ready to go.
This one is early - since I'll be on holiday NOW. Hope you don't mind.
If you find errors, please be patient. I'll be back around the 12th of
Aug. latest.
Cheers
Adelheid
Masterly setting of photographs, as always, Adelheid. Have a nice holiday.
Andre
--
I finally made it down to Adorama today. I ended up with the
Bogen/Manfrotto 3006 monopod - folds down to 20 inches, only weighs a
pound. The only problem is that it's silver. Do I need to cover it up
with batting tape to prevent glare? I completely forgot about that issue
until I got home. :)
In the last C d'I (some of you just stopped reading the post...) they
report the *ist is being pronounced i-s-t. I guess in french. Will
the anglo-saxons do the same once the camera in on the shelves and in
the hands of many? I-s-t a bit longer than ist, but it sounds better
to my ear.
I am afraid I am becoming tired of this ornament:
1000mm SMC K F8 , case, tripod, best offer over £99.
BTW, shipping anywhere is £300. No collection :)
Kind regards
Peter
Have you tried eBay? It sells near 1000 US $ over there if I
remember well. And, by the way, it's a very good lens.
Actually, photojournalists who had previously used Leica discovered Nikon
during the American occupation of Japan, and into the Korean war.
Pentax was never in the picture.
William Robb
As far as photojournalism is concerned, indeed Pentax never really
made it. Although, at some point, as
Really, this is what has pissed me off most about the lack of pre-A lens
support on all the latest cameras. It wasn't long ago that I shelled out
some significant money on K lenses, only to have Pentax effectively kill
their resale value.
--
Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
www.robertstech.com
You can't remove (by disassembling the lens, not by cutting it) the aperture
lever? Just curious... I know that, if possible, for some lenses this could
be easy but for others real pita.
Alex Sarbu
I guess so, although the lens would loose open aperture metering on
other bodies. I don't know if
9. Oh yeah, it even meters with some manual focus lenses.
All manual focus lenses if you drill a second notch in the lens
mount, 9mm from the original notch.
Andre
And deface a classic lens?
Jim A.
In a way...
I understand your feeling, although a classic lens remains a user for
the
my M 200 f4... I got it as a replacement for my old Soligor 200
f3.5, which went to the repair shop with a sticky aperture. It came
back all screwed up and after a couple of tries as fixing it the
repair shop just gave me a 200 f4 and asked me not to come back...
You bet I won't...
I have this
For stage photography: two LX + Winder loaded with TMZ or Ilford 3200
(usually set at 1000 or 1600 asa) with a bunch of hefty K or A lenses.
For travel: An LX or an MX loaded with kodachrome or Provia and a set
of small M or A lenses OR an MZ-5n + 24-90 (not sure if I will keep
this kit).
On Saturday, August 30, 2003, at 09:13 AM, Tom Reese wrote:
I haven't been able to determine if the pentax close-up lenses are single
element or multiple element like the ones Nikon made (makes?). If they're
single element are they really any better than the generic diopters?
Thanks.
IIRC, a few
Thanks to some of your earlier opinions, I have narrowed down my choice for
a zoom to either a SMC-A 70-210/f4 or a M80-200/f4.5.
I can get the first lens for $120US and the M80-200 for slightly less.
Any thoughts on this?
Thanks again for any and all comments!
Pat Wunsch
Many years ago, a
A 6MP sensor isn't bad - it gives you
300ppi on an 8x10 print, which is good enough for many purposes. But
there's no way this comes close to the resolution obtainable from film.
I've only got a 2700ppi scanner (the Nikon Coolscan III), but even that
gives me 20 megapixels
A 6MP sensor isn't bad - it gives you
300ppi on an 8x10 print, which is good enough for many purposes. But
there's no way this comes close to the resolution
obtainable from film.
I've only got a 2700ppi scanner (the Nikon Coolscan III),
but even that
gives me 20
John Dallman:
So, with either SMC Takumars or K-mount manual focus lenses, what could I
do, metering-wise, on a *istD?
Christian:
With Ks and Ms you get nothing. No metering at all...
Not exactly. To get metering on the *ist D with K lenses, you would
have to make a simple modification on the
Remember the Spotmatic II? It appeared AFTER the Spotmatic F.
Are you sure about that? I can't get to Peter Jonkman's Spotmatic page
to check, but that clashes with my recollection. My first SLR (which I
purchased with my very first paycheck from my first full-time job) was
a Spotmatic II
It starts to darken with longer focal lengths the longer the more pronounced.
On the MX, it is very darkened with the 1000mm f/8. A bit annoying
but I shall use the LX with this lens.
Andre
--
Does anyone have the hood for the K24/3.5? Is that similar/the same as
a current one?
Thanks,
Kostas
Hi Kostas. I have one. It is a square plastic one, made for both
20/4 and 24/3.5. Quite shallow, so probably a close fit for 20/4 +
filter but a bit too shallow for the 24/3.5, especially if
I've been putting together a photo database for myself using Microsoft
Access (it's the database I've got so that's what I'm using).
I now have it doing pretty much what I want it to do; I have a table
that holds information about each roll of film (roll ID #, film type,
camera used, year of
Patrick Wunsch wrote:
If you could only have four lenses in your camera bag,
which ones would you chose and why. I ask this because I am trying to narrow
down my choices and assess my needs versus wants while still be able to pay
the mortgage!
I have the K1000 and ZX-5n cameras and am most
Hi,
Andre wrote:
What are the relative noise level of PZ-1p and MZ-S for shutter +
winding (compared
to SF-1n and MZ-5n cameras I already know as a reference)?
Can't compare them to the references, as I don't have either but,
compared to each other, I would say that the MZ-S is quieter.
For high altitude hiking : M20mm, 40mm, 85mm and 170mm f4 (from 85mm + 2X).
For shows: fast 28, 50, 85 and 135 lenses.
Andre
--
SL might be my favorite, has BEST finder...
I unserstand it is because there is no needle that enters the field,
or is the finder optically different?
but theres no DOF switch for non pentax lenses without the
A/M switch.
The well-regarded EBC-Fujinon and the also well-regarded Mamiya SX
(that
Free the peoples of the world!! with a Pentax in your hand.
Just knock them tyrants on the head with it.
Lasse
But do it with a K2, not a MZ5...
Andre
--
Indeed a nice machine, Lon. I have always been reluctant to use a
ME-Super or a Super-Program because of their annoying speed selection
system. Ricoh made access to speeds in a user friendly way with the
XR auto cameras. But Pentax is pardoned because it managed to put it
back on AF cameras
Pat, I'll repeat what I learned lately: the F 70-210mm is both very
good and affordable. In the WA range, I don't know, as the very good
24-90mm is probably too expensive.
Andre
I am looking for your recommendations for two zoom lenses covering the 28mm
to 200mm range approximately. What are
Very nice piece of work! I assume it begins with carefull levellling
of camera and a pan head...
Andre
--
I have been reading the posts for around 5-6 months now. I have a
Pentax ME Super with M50/1.7 (and a PZ-1 also which I don't use though).
I now realize that I would like to have a longish zoom for taking
portraits of family, street photography, birds etc. Also, I have never
done macro but would
I, too, have one. Lovely lens, if a bit impractical. Actually, I don't find
the pre-set to be that much of a problem in use.
Neither me. You learn to count the stops (or half-stops).
And, yes, it is not multi-coated, but on a long lens, flare isn't
such a problem as on a wider lens - just
Back in the mid eighties, Minolta was popping out APO lenses faster than a
welfare momma popped out babies. I queried the local rep about just how
apochromatic their APO lenses were.
Apparently, not as apochromatic as the designation implied.
In fact, not really apochromatic at all.
Just somewhat
On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 15:52:54 -0400, Andre Langevin wrote:
When I try to go to the site, it drops to this page:
http://www.digitalfotonetz.de/style.css
Has it something to do with the way the site is done or with my computer?
Can it be easuly fixed?
Nope, you've got the wrong URL. The .CSS
Hi Andre,
on 17 Sep 03 you wrote in pentax.list:
Heiko, you have tried the normal *ist-D lens on a MZ body. Can we
see a picture that shows the circle it projects on a 24 x 36 film?
I have tried that. I don't have the prints yet, but the FAJ 18-35 is not
a special lens for DSLRs (as the new
frank theriault wrote:
Hi, Andre,
Nope. 'T'weren't me. I have a Vivitar S1 3.5 constant aperture 24-48,
that I love. JCO's mostly a screwhead prime-guy, so I doubt it was him,
but maybe.
Well, I guess it was JCO. What the hell do I know, anyway!
Okay, back to whatever you were
Also forgot to mention I also bought a
tokina RMC 400mm F5.6 which is also of
excellent++ quality. I think the trend is
the early 80's tokina RMC lens lineup is G O O D !!!
JCO
A french book on macro photography found that the Tokina 200/3.5 was
remarquable when used with tubes for close-ups.
I just noticed two things about the 28-84mm f4 lens.
First, it is probably a 2.8/4 lens or at least a 3.2/4 as the
aperture automatically closes down from 85mm to 28mm (by a full stop
to my eye). That was their way to keep quality up at 28mm. And easy
f/16 metering (Well, they have not
Raimo,
6400km on a motorcycle?
Take a Pentax PC35AF along... old but good quality.
Regards, Bob S.
From: Raimo Korhonen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I´m back from my little Moto Guzzi motorcycling vacation - the
turning point was Cracow, ...during the trip my only camera was the
trusty Rollei 35 S which
Colin,
Is this the KR-5 Super II body? I am a newbie so
dont know all the models. A google search suggested
that the features of KR-5 Super II are almost the
same as ME Super. Is that true?
Thanks!
Gaurav
Ricoh KR super II body $35
Excellent condition.
Standard K mount.
Gary, I prefer to look for myself what I am interested to, than being
told to look at aunctions. In my book, this is close to spam.
Thanks,
Andre
i,
I just put up my Vivitar 100mm f:3.5 auto-focus macro lens for sale
on Ebay. Here's the link if you are interested.
Me also. How long or complicated is it to go from meter reading at
full aperture to actual photo taking at the desired setting (getting
through a kind of defeat mode or whatever). I assume the thinking
process about EV is done mentally within say, a few seconds, like
counting one, two, three,
Neither on mine (G4 w/ Netscape 4.79 or Netscape 7.0)
Andre
Pictures don't come up. Using PowerBook w/ Safari
On Tuesday, September 30, 2003, at 09:39 AM, Fred wrote:
http://www.cetussoft.com/pentax/v358528/ .
Fred
--
I can't open them either.
In fact, I have tried unsuccessfully to open another of Fred's photos,
of the 85mm prime comparisons. No go.
If you're using Safari, chances are you're using Mac OS 10.x.x.
I'm using Mac OS 9.2.1 and Netscape Communicator.
I don't have a clue as to what is wrong.
I have
A line of PDMLers are waiting with their LX in one hand and a VS1
lens in the other...
Andre
--
You can pick one up a good to mint condition F 70-210 for between $90-$160.
Two weeks ago, on eBay, a LNIB went for $100, a Mint one for $90 and
I just mailed a $61 M.O. for an Exc+ one. I just discovered here
that this is a very fine lens.
Andre
--
Thanks Andre. I wonder if I'm dislexic sometimes. I try and proofread my
posts and missed this one completely! Obviously what I really was looking
for was a comparison between the A70-210/f4 and the F70-210/1:4-5.6 lenses.
Thanks
Pat
I know Pat, I was just making fun of the errors.
The same
Don, tell us how it behaves when you get a chance to use it!
It also has a 58mm filter size where the 35-105 has a 67, so perhaps
flare will be OK.
A puece of information that we find in the Pentax boklet about their
lens line is that to avoid vignetting at 1.5 meters with lens between
60mm and
Have you tried the plastic rectangular hood made for both the 20mm
and 24mm K lenses? It should fit. It is a bit more low profile than
the Takumar. Hard to find though.
Andre
I've not observed vignetting using the 24/3.5 hood on my 18/3.5, but you
can certainly use the Takumar hood made for
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