Hi, you may well be right about why some people are disappointed with it, but in my case I paid approx. $100- for mine compared to about $150- for my M 35/2 (UK prices). I knew its reputation at the time I bought the pancake, but I was still surprised at how poorly it compared to the 35/2, and this is with shots at apertures around f/5.6.
Nevertheless, the shots are acceptable up to a point and the lens does have many good qualities, so imo it's worth having if you already have a good collection of Pentax lenses and you don't pay too much for it. It does seem to be overpriced, particularly in the US market. --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > IIRC the 40 is a "tessar" design and therefore not at its best until > stopped down a ways. I bet that if the 40 is shot around f8 or 11 it will > give acceptably sharp pictures. My guess is that some people spent too much > on it and then were disapointed with its performance at 2.8, hence the bad > rep. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
