Hi. I did some lens comparisons the other day and had very impressive results with a K 85-210/4.5. At f/11 it outperformed all my other zooms (including the very fine A 70-210) and equalled all my primes excepting the K 135/2.5 And Vivitar Series 1 200/3.0
The lens is a monster with poor close-focusing ability, originally purchased cheap as a lark and as an interesting piece of Pentax history. After the fact I learned that it was reputed to be the equal of Pentax prime lenses, a remarkable acchievement in a mid-seventies zoom. I've decided to add it to my digital kit, at least for a while. This is an early result: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2418/2489818271_b720c8cedf_b.jpg Cheers John Poirier -- 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.
