Hi Paul, Flare has not been a problem with my Super Taks, however, as you know, I'm obsessive about lens hoods.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Date: 11/9/2006 8:31:44 PM > Subject: Re: Using a Super Tak w/ istDS > > The Super Taks are very nice, but not particularly flare resistant. I > have a like new 135/3.5 mounted on a Spotmatic in my display case. it > will probably stay there. My K 135/2.5 is demonstrably better, and > the DA 50-200 is at least the equal of the Super Tak. Time marches on. > Paul > On Nov 9, 2006, at 10:56 PM, Mat Maessen wrote: > > > On 11/9/06, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> This morning I grabbed a 105/2.8 ST and attached it to the istDS. > >> I was > > ... > >> However, what was even more surprising was the quality of the > >> results. The > >> images needed little in the way of sharpening, and when photographing > >> telephone poles and trees against the contrasting sky, I saw no > >> evidence of > >> purple fringing. > > > > Hi Shel, > > > > I had a similar experience with a Super Tak 135/3.5. A lens that I > > paid all of $10 for at a camera show. And the bokeh on the lens is > > beautifully creamy at the wider apertures. > > > > Let's keep this our little secret, so we can buy up all of the > > underrated screwmount lenses. ;-) > > > > -Mat > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
