Once again I find myself "defending" one of the great lenses in the Pentax (non)SMC lineup... Ok, so it's not SMC... so what? Don't shoot into the sun. The built-in hood is good enough to prevent flare at most other angles.
What this lens is perfect for is indoor portraiture. Does it deserve the reputation of being soft? No. It is no worse than the FA28-70/4 I used to have. And for orders of magnitude less expensive than the other 135s it can't be beat for value for money. I bought mine for US$20. Best $20 I spent on gear. And you gotta love the technicolor f-stop markings.... Christian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 8:00 PM Subject: How bad is the 135 F2.5 TAKUMAR? > I've heard this lens has some sort of problem. How bad is it? What sort of > problem? > > This is one of the Pentax manual focus lenses. I'm hoping it might be a > cheap, but still useable option for my *istDS. > > thanks, > Glen > >
