Take a look at the Pentax M 75~150 Zoom. I don't care much for it except as a portrait lens. You might get one fairly inexpensively. Jupiter lenses are a pretty good buy, IMO, having used a couple on the Leica. Expectations are such that an M42 version would be comparable. There were lots of M42 lenses made in other brands. Yashica made quite a few, and I bet one could be picked up for a very good price. My recollection is that they made a pretty good lens for portraits.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Jon M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 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
