Jim King wrote on Saturday, 17 feb 2007 > If you could buy a K10D for the price of this Pentax lens may I > suggest a very good and much cheaper alternate? Maybe then you > could have both... > > I bought the LZOS MC MTO 11-SA (11-CA in Russian ) 1000mm f11 > mirror telephoto directly from the LZOS factory <http://www.lzos.ru/ > en/optics_for_you/photo_camera_lenses/mto_11_ca_lens.htm> a couple > of years ago in M42 mount. Unlike the similar but more expensive > Rubinar lens from Zenit <http://www.rugift.com/photocameras/ > rubinar_1000_lens.htm>, it will fit onto a Pentax DSLR body fitted > with the M42 to K-mount adapter ring without interference from the > overhanging flash housing. Yes, it's bigger and heavier than the > Pentax, but its sharpness is surprisingly good. You will need a > sturdy tripod though.
I just rechecked the specs of K1000 at Boz's site and found that the MTO 11-SA is actually both smaller and lighter - a surprise, considering that most Russian lens designs are anything but... Regards, Jim -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
