Alan, It's highly unlikely someone shoots sceneries wide-open. From 135 up these really commands f/8 and tripod. And under these conditions I have found the SMC 135/2.5 combined with Provia 100F to result in bit too vivid colours for my taste. Also, the above lens delivers good saturation and contrast even wide open; of course chromatic aberrations towards the corners limits its resolution, but one can hardly say it is a low contrast lens wide open. Servus, Alin
Alan wrote: AC> I belongs to the minority I guess. I think the wide open performance of most AC> Pentax 135 lenses is disappointing. I would be very surprised if they were AC> considered the best as most people have emphasized here. Also, due to the AC> relatively low contrast and less vivid colour rendition (noticeably AC> different from Nikkors), I have found Velvia 50 works best for scenery. AC> Films like Provia 100F do not really work for SMC lenses.
