Good news on the Super Program. Were you able to improve the cosmetics, or was that just a non-issue?
As for the 135mm glass, it seems you've gotten a consensus on it. Now go find one and use it with pleasure. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Don Sanderson > Thanks Shel! > > Don > > BTW: The Super Program lived! ;-) > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Shel Belinkoff > > I've had a couple - three of those lenses, and used an A*135/1.8 a few > > times. The K135/2.5 is a great lens by comparison, especially for the > > money. The size is quite a bit more handy as well. IMO, especially when > > shooting hand held, the K135 is comparable to the A*135/1.8 > > unless you must > > have the wider aperture. Putting them on a tripod, critically focusing, > > using appropriate shutter speeds and film that can "see" the differences > > between the lenses, and making large enough prints in which you can see > > what the film sees, then by all means the A*135 is the better lens - but > > not 5x to 8x better, which is about how much more the A* will > > cost over the K135.
