RE: Pentax in Detroit, was: Fast 35mm Lenses

2001-10-26 Thread William D. Sawyer
Mike, Try: Oakland Camera Repair 30575 Dequindre Madison Hts, MI 48071 (248) 588-1151 That's at 13 Mile Rd. Dequindre. Bill Sawyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mike Steele Hi Detroiters (and everybody else), Where is a good place

Re: Pentax in Detroit, was: Fast 35mm Lenses

2001-10-26 Thread PAUL STENQUIST
In the Detroit area he best choice is Oakland Photographic Repair. You can find there number through directory assistance or in the phone book. They're in a strip mall just south of 13 Mile on Dequindre. I believe the town is Warren. They've CLAed all my Spotmatics and disassembled and cleaned a

Re: Pentax in Detroit, was: Fast 35mm Lenses

2001-10-26 Thread Kenneth Waller
AM Subject: Re: Pentax in Detroit, was: Fast 35mm Lenses Hi Detroiters (and everybody else), Where is a good place to take Pentax equipment for servicing (like CLA). The only shop I'm familiar with is Camera Mart, and I'm not sure they do service work (never asked!). Thanks! Mike Steele

Re: Fast 35mm Lenses

2001-10-25 Thread Doug Brewer
This came to me, meant for the list. FWIW, I absolutely disagree with Frantisek's description of thens. I've had one since they came out, and have never had any trouble manually focusing with it. Doug From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Fast 35mm Lenses Date: Thu, 25

RE: Fast 35mm Lenses

2001-10-25 Thread Erik Nordin
Message- From: Doug Brewer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: den 25 oktober 2001 13:34 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Fast 35mm Lenses This came to me, meant for the list. FWIW, I absolutely disagree with Frantisek's description of thens. I've had one since they came out, and have never had any

RE: Pentax in Detroit, was: Fast 35mm Lenses

2001-10-25 Thread William D. Sawyer
Hi Paul, I know Woodward Camera well - I bought a new ME Super (black body) from them in 1981, when Pentax was their largest line. If you talk to their people who have been around since then, they are hard pressed to say anything good about Pentax Marketing. To use their phrase, Pentax Gave

Re: Pentax in Detroit, was: Fast 35mm Lenses

2001-10-25 Thread PAUL STENQUIST
Hi Bill, Adray Camera on Big Beaver near Dequindre has a fair selection of Pentax stuff. The guy at the counter told me they're going to get the MZ-S. I keep asking for it in stores and act surprised and dismayed when they say they don't have one. I'm not going to buy one, but I do enjoy tweaking

Re: Fast 35mm Lenses

2001-10-24 Thread tom
Bob Rapp wrote: From my experience, the K35 f2.0 is sharper than the M/A f2s. The K3.5 is the sharpest of the manual focus lenses and the auto focus FA 35 f2.0 AL is reported to knock that marvellous lens over. The FA is very nice in my limited experience of it. I had an M 35/2 for a while

Re: Fast 35mm Lenses

2001-10-24 Thread Sas Gabor
Hi, On 24 Oct 2001 at 9:22, tom wrote: I had an M 35/2 for a while which I loved. Colors were a bit muted, but b+w was fantastic. Could you describe these muted colors in detail? I haven't noticed anything like this so far with M lenses... (Just bought the M2/35.) Gabor - This message is

Fast 35mm Lenses

2001-10-23 Thread William D. Sawyer
35mm is my favorite focal length for general photography. I like the perspective better than a Normal lens. I also like the speed of an f2 version, as it allows me to shoot in many of the spots walking around lands me in. I currently have the A version of the 35mm f2, which I got at a very

RE: Fast 35mm Lenses

2001-10-23 Thread Bob Rapp
From my experience, the K35 f2.0 is sharper than the M/A f2s. The K3.5 is the sharpest of the manual focus lenses and the auto focus FA 35 f2.0 AL is reported to knock that marvellous lens over. Bob -Original Message- From: William D. Sawyer 35mm is my favorite focal length for

Re: Fast 35mm Lenses

2001-10-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Bill On the basis of what you've described, I'd say there may be a lot more to the sharpness issue than meets the eye. May I suggest that you actually test the ~lens~ by removing the motor drive, mounting the camera on a substantial and well secured tripod, and by using a fine-grained

Re: Fast 35mm Lenses

2001-10-23 Thread Mark Roberts
I think Doug Brewer either has or *wants* the FA 35/2.0 AL Either way, I know he's used it and is very impressed. Bob Rapp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From my experience, the K35 f2.0 is sharper than the M/A f2s. The K3.5 is the sharpest of the manual focus lenses and the auto focus FA 35 f2.0 AL