On Mar 7, 2008, at 0:48, John Francis wrote: > On Fri, Mar 07, 2008 at 06:38:59AM +0100, Susan wrote: >> >> This old K-lens is not too bad, is it? >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/2316211100/ >> >> Comments are welcome. >> Regards >> Jens > > To nitpick - that's usually referred to as an "M" lens, not a "K" > lens. > > It's not a terrible performer - I bought one in 1983 as my everyday > lens > for use with a Super Program - but it's not a stellar performer, > either. >
Is that the lens which has a close-focus (except in the MACRO mode) of about 3.5 feet? I remember it was one of the first "two-touch" zooms I'd seen. Back in the 80's, it seemed like the "one-touch" zoom was all the rage. Now I actually prefer separate zoom and focus rings, but I didn't used to! Nice photo though, Susan! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
