Fred. I see you point about the bokeh. This never bothered me, though. If you look at my test B&W test shots (july 2004) the SMC Pentax-K 2.8/105mm is very sharp, even at f2.8: http://gallery37564.fotopic.net/p9926303.html The next three pictures are f4. f5.6 and f8. On the *ist D, a 2.8/105mm is actually a nice and sharp 2.8/158mm. I quite often use it with the F-1.7x Adapter for panoramas (a very nice and still quite fast 268mm lens). A very nice 2.8/200mm would cost me twice the price af a *ist D body! I still think, that this lens is the sharpest lens at full aperture of all the lenses I've got. All the best Jens
Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Fred [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 14. december 2004 15:20 Til: Jens Bladt Emne: Re: Two lenses, one great, one not so great. > I'm glad I managed to get the SMC-K 2.5/135mm again after having > sold one years ago. It's brilliant. Agreed. Absolutely. Indeed. > If you want annother great lens, get a SMC-K 2.8/105mm. It's even > better! I'm afraid that I have to disagree with this, though, Jens. While the lens is sharp, contrasty, and well built, I found its bokeh (very important to me, but not to everybody, of course) to be very harsh. See http://www.cetussoft.com/pentax/k105f28/ (especially http://www.cetussoft.com/pentax/k105f28/105brs28.jpg ). Fred
