I've got one of these lenses, and for portraits it is nice. The aperature
settings, while performing the indicated light changes, also change the
amount of softness. That is the meaning of the scale. At 2.2, the maximum
softness occurs, with less softening in the center than the outer portions
(unlike a filter alone could provide). At 5.6, it has almost no softening
in the center (quite sharp actually), and only modest softening towards the
edges. At one point I had posted pics of my gf taken at the different
settings to show the differences, but can't find the url. It truly does a
great job at what it is supposed to do. After seeing some shots with it,
one of my gf's friends asked to have some portraits of her taken with it.
Next time she visited, we trucked it out to the beach one cold afternoon,
attached to my LX with Supra loaded, and she loved the results.
Cheers,
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 2:33 PM
Subject: Rare 'Soft K 85 2.2' Lens
> I just received this lens from an Ebay auction and was surprised to find
> that it is really 2.2. When I read the description, I thought it was a
> typo. However, I've since found it on Boz's page. I have not, however,
> been able to find an evaluation, good or bad, of this lens. Are any of
you
> learned Pentaxians familiar with this lens, and if so, what can I expect
in
> the way of performance? It really is a strange looking beast mounted.
The
> aperature scale (limited from 2.2 - 5.6) is at the bottome of lens with a
> sliding gray scale on the top. The focusing ring is narrow and up close to
> the body. It will take some getting use to. All comments are welcome.
> Have a great day.
>
> Don
>
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