Speaking of the 85mm f/2, I notice there's one on KEH.com right now rated as UGLY condition but still selling for more than $100! I guess y'all were right about paying an arm and leg for an Pentax 85.
I almost wonder if I can just forego the 85mm altogether. I love my 85mm on my EOS1D, but it's FOV on that camera is like a 100mm lens on a 35mm camera. And back when I was shooting Pentax I had a 28/2.8, a 50/2 and a Sears 135/2.8. And I'll tell you what, that Sears lens was one of the sharpest lenses I think I've ever owned. I think I paid $5 for it back when there was a KEH store in Dallas. So maybe I will just forego an 85mm? On 3/20/07, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Bob, > We had this discussion a couple-three-four years ago. It doesn't - far > less than that, actually (maybe about 270-degrees), but compared to many > other lenses, it can seem as though it does. Mine was rather light to > focus, and it did so very smoothly. > > Shel > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Bob W > > The M85/2 is popular with a lot of people. I never particularly liked > > mine for 2 reasons. First, mine was slow to focus. I remember it > > taking more than 360 degrees to go from near to infinity, but my > > memory may be at fault. I also found it heavy to focus, perhaps it > > needed regreasing or something. Otherwise it's very small and > > convenient. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- ~Nick Wright http://blog.phojonick.com/ http://www.phojonick.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
