Manual focus lens prices in the 85 to 100mm range really have gotten ridiculous. I've always wanted an 85mm lens, but everything I find is either in really bad shape or too expensive or both. Voigtlander's also got a 90/3.5, but I've had my fill of "slow" lenses. Besides, the focusing screen on my MX just doesn't like them. So it's a 75/2.5 for me.
On 4/20/05, Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Scott, I had looked at that once, forgot all > about it! > > Don > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Scott Loveless [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 6:40 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Filling the 50-85mm gap. > > > > > > Sure thing, Don. Voigtlander has a 75/2.5 Color-Heliar. I've been > > thinking about getting one for myself. They're available from > > Cameraquest and B&H for just under $300. It seems no one stocks the > > K-A mount, so it looks like we'll have to wait a few weeks. But they > > do focus the right way! http://www.cameraquest.com/Voigt%20SL.htm > > > > On 4/20/05, Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Any suggestions, other than the 77Ltd. (Which I can't afford) > > > for manual focus primes to fill the gap between 50 and 85mm? > > > I'm good down to 16mm and up to 400, but 50-85 is a pretty big > > > hole, and I'd rather not fill it with a zoom. > > > I was thinking of the K35/2 with a good 7 element 2x but I hate to > > > do that to that nice lens. ;-/ > > > > > > Don > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Scott Loveless > > http://www.twosixteen.com > > > > -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com
