I'll second that. I picked up a mint ST 85/1.9 for about $150.00 wich includes shipping from GB. It is so far THE best portrait lens I've ever used. Excellent in all regards. There's another post a few down the list by Jim Colwell that tells how to easily use M42 lenses on K mount. I use it on my ist-D and it works great.
(BTW: There was one on eBay yesterday, I won't post the URL due to PDML "suggestions".) ;-) Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 8:10 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Non K-mount portrait lenses > > > You might look for an M42 Super Takumar 85/1.9. It's more affordable > than the M42 SMC Tak 85/1.8, yet it's quite good. Far superior, I would > guess, to any of the very early M39 lenses. > Paul Stenquist > On Oct 25, 2004, at 9:02 PM, Jon M wrote: > > > I've been looking for a while at getting a portrait > > lens in the 70-85 range. The A85/1.4 is prohibitively > > expensive, the K85/1.8 is also out there, and even the > > "lowly" M85/2 tends to go for more than I can swing at > > this point. > > > > I occasionally see M42 and M39 lenses in this range on > > ebay, some Zeiss, some Jupiter, some others... > > > > Can a M39 lens be fitted to a K-mount? (I know I've > > seen M39-M42 adapters) How good are these old lenses? > > Anyone have sample pics? > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. > > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > >
