I agree with all those positive comments about the
30mm/2.8 lens (particularly about it's "great range of
tonality"). I just want to add that it also delivers
remarkably high quality over-life size macro shots (in
reverse mode on a bellows or extension rings). I have
used this lens for 4x or 5x life size macro shots and
I am quite pleased with the results.
Enjoy,
Alexander
Bob wrote:--------
Hi Thibault
The 30mm is probably one of Pentax's most
under-rated lenses and one of
their best. I have one and have been singing great
pleasures of joy since I
bought it. I am sure that this lens was a "all stops
pulled" design and I
would be interested how the 31mm limited compares. I
personally don't think
the 30mm could be significantly bettered by the 31mm
or competing lenses
near that focal length.
Bob Rapp
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Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: Who has switched to Pentax and why?
> I had read many good things before buying my 30/2.8
and all I can tell is
that I wasn't disapointed by the qualities of this
lens. Although it is
especially sharp, as the MTF tests can indicate, it
has also a very strong
visual sharpness and a great range of tonality. The
rendering of out of
focus scenes is also quite pleasing, especially close
focus scenes.
>
> Mechanically the lens is awesome and still very
light, lighter than K
28/3.5.
>
> The characteristic I like most about this lens is
the very low distortion
you
> get given the relative wide angle of the lens.
Buildings and lines near
the
> edges of the frames are rendered very linear, making
this lens a very good
lens
> for street photography.
>
> I have yet to see a lens of the same angle and size
with so little
distortions.
>
> The fact that the lens is quite rare explains its
high price on the used
market
> but it is also due to its qualities.
>
> Thibault Grouas.
>
>
> >Well the 30mm is more of a substitute, and a much
superior one at that,
for
> >one of the K or M 28mm lenses. That said I can
only second the
assessment
> >that this is a great lens. It may be overlooked
due to it's relative
rarity.
> >
> >At 09:36 AM 12/10/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> >>In a message dated 12/10/02 7:05:32 AM,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >>
> >><< As Bob Rapp said, a Pentax-M 35mm f/3.5 is a
superior lens, and
better
> >>
> >>than most other 35 mm lenses from anyone.
> >>
> >>That is HIS opinion. It is also my opinion. >>
> >>
> >>I have 35/3.5 lens and agree that it is a very
good lens. But one lens
that
> >>seems to get overlooked here on a regular basis is
the 30/2.8. If you
are a
> >>believer in lens tests, this is the one to get.
> >>Vic
> >
>
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