Oh no, Waldemar, you've stumbled on the big secret between those photographers among us with money and those of us who are broke half the time ~ faster film! Of course! I really didn't need that faster 135mm lens at all. 2.5 is easily as good as 1.8, with slightly faster film...
What I _should_ have done is be satisfied with my lovely 135mm f/3.5 lens, since it's otherwise brand new, and much lighter, and fully as capable as my f/2.5... But, the siren call of the wider glass is deeply engrained in my soul. <g> No, no joke, Waldemar. It may sound like I'm making a joke out of it, but you're exactly correct. If you don't need the wider glass for focusing (SEEING) in low light, stay lucky and merely buy faster film and smile all the way to the bank! Thanks for the reminder, for us all! keith whaley <== dragging out the f/3.5 lens for a careful cleaning and fondling... <g> " W. Krasowski" wrote: > > Hello to everyone, > > I am new to pdml, but found it very usefull - many thanks to all of you > for doing such great job! > > I am passionate birdwatcher, I love Pentax system and use my MZ5N body. > Now I look for proper lens for my bird-photography. I don't need longer than > 300mm lens, so I consider buying old Takumar 300/4.0 SMC, screw mount > lens. Would anybody tell me please if it is as good and sharp as I've heard? > I couldn't find any resolution table for this lens, does anybody know it? > And - is it better than K-mount 300mm/4.0 lens or not? > > Another one I would love to have is F* 300mm/4,5 but it will costs me two > times more money (at least). Anyway, I would buy this F* if it is really much, > much better than those Takumar. > > Another thing that makes me very surprised is that lenses as fast as 2,8 are > thousands of dollars more expensive than 4,5 - is this one f-stop really worth > so much money? Especially when I can get this one "f-stop" buying faster film. > > I will appreciate any help. > > Kind greeting to all of you, > ======================= > Waldemar Krasowski > mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > =======================
