Dont be confused, we are talking about a 35mm lens, not a 105mm lens. Its much easier to focus a 105mm lens than a 35mm lens at the same f-stop/speed due to the 105mm lens having way way less DOF ( higher image magnification actually) . Slow wide angle lenses are notoriously hard to focus on any SLR camera regardless of the finder, especially compared to telephotos of he same speed. jco
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 11:29 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: Using a Super Tak w/ istDS I've used these slow lenses both during the day and in the evening. I don't find the slow speed too much of a detriment. On the DSLR's I've stopped down the 105/2.8 to as much as F11 and was able to focus well. I think that's because these's no split prism screen to darken and because the smaller finder is brighter than the larger finders on film cameras. Maybe someone can confirm that. But yesterday I grabbed a few shots with the 105/2.8 @ F8 and F11 and found no problem focusing. Shel > [Original Message] > From: J. C. O'Connell > I have both the SMCT and the K version of the 35/3.5 absolutely killer > little lens if you dont mind the slow speed. Good for daylight > shooting only really. -- 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
