i have K200/2.5 and K135/2.5 and consider them some of the very best lenses. definitely way above average.
best, mishka On 9/17/05, Fred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Not very long ago, someone posted a very nice shot (brown/yellow leaves) > > made with this lens. About the same time someone posted a messaage saying > > a lens like this was auctioned for a rather large price. I guess we were > > making jokes about the "unfortunate" buyer. What is it with this lens? Is > > it good, bad or average? I thought "the leaves" looked excellent! > > 1. I once had an A* 200/2.8 and a K 200/2.5 at the same time (I had the A* > 200/2.8 first and I stumbled into a mint K 200/2.5 later on). I sold the > A* 200/2.8. I kept the K 200/2.5. > > 2. The K 200/2.5 is one of only two Pentax SMC K (pre-A) lenses (the other > being the sweet SMC K 135/2.5) that I plan on keeping for use, along with a > bunch of A lenses and a few F and FA lenses, on my new DS. > > 3. The above three lenses (K 135/2.5, K 200/2.5, and A* 200/2.8) are the > only three Pentax lenses that have the exact same basic optical design > (according to lens element diagrams). It was an excellent design. > > I'd say that the "unfortunate" buyer would have been "unfortunate" only if > he/she paid far too much for the lens or if the lens was defective. In any > event, ~I~ consider myself very ~fortunate~ to have a K 200/2.5. It's a > superb lens. > > Fred > >
