The 2.8 lenses may be only 2/3 stop faster than the f3.5 but that difference alone would mitigate against using just the K 28 3.5 under many circumstances. I might use it outside in relatively bright conditions, but all the inherent sharpness in the world won't make up for a misfocused image due to a too dark viewfinder. I do that enough with fast lenses...
Paul Stenquist wrote: > The SMC Pentax 28/3.5 (K series) may well be the sharpest of them > all. It definitely outperforms the A and M 28/2.8. > Paul > On Jul 31, 2008, at 12:39 PM, Jim King wrote: > > >> P. J. Alling wrote on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:03:16 -0700 >> >> >>> There are two different versions of the M 28 one is cosmetically >>> similar >>> and optically identical to the A 28. the older version is a slightly >>> different optical formula and looks like all the other M lenses. I >>> was >>> never happy with any of the earlier f2.8 28mm lenses that Pentax >>> produced, instead I've got the K 30mm f2.8. If you're looking for >>> corner to corner image quality on 35mm film that's the lens to get. >>> >> I'll second your comments about the K30/2.8. Mine is sharper than any >> of my Pentax 28mm lenses (except possibly the K28/2) and I think its >> elevated price on the used market supports this. I sure wish that >> Pentax had issued an FA version... >> >> Regards, Jim >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- 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.
