And some people don't <smile>
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
>
> Tom Rittenhouse wrote:
> >
> > Only about as much as a knife is sharper than a baseball bat
> > <laughing>. Some people think that is the sharpest lens Pentax
> > ever made.
>
> I've had a couple of K85/1.8 lenses, and have used several.
> It's pretty good, but the A*85/1.4 is sharper (and BIGGER!),
> and I understand that the 77mm Ltd is also sharper. It's
> certainly not the sharpest.
>
> What the K85/1.8 has is somewhat less contrast than these
> other lenses, and that sometimes allows for better detail in
> the shadow areas. With a film/developer combination that
> yields high accutance, the K can appear sharper than it
> actually is.
>
> BTW, I love the K85/1.8, and use it a lot more than the
> A*85/1.4. Overall, I think it's a better "shooter" as it's
> smaller, lighter, easier to handle, and less intimidating and
> obtrusive.
> --
> Shel Belinkoff
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> "It matters little how much equipment we use; it
> matters much that we be masters of all we do use." - Sam Abell
>
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