That might depend on what camera you're going to use them on. If you're using film then the 135mm is a short tele. If you're using APS-C digital then the 135mm is a medium telephoto, not so good for indoor portraits. Of course I'm comming into this thread late so someone may have already mentioned this.
-----Original Message----- >From: Nick Wright <pedalingpr...@yahoo.com> >Sent: Feb 6, 2009 10:32 PM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >Subject: Re: short tele primes > > >That's very interesting. I'm not sure why I hadn't given more thought to the >135 lenses before. My first tele lens was a Sears 135/2.8 that was one of the >sharpest lenses I've ever owned. > >You said yours are the M series? They are quite a bit less expensive than the >others. I think that might be right up my alley. ;D > >~Nick David Wright >http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/ > > >--- On Sat, 2/7/09, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > >> From: Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> >> Subject: Re: short tele primes >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> >> Date: Saturday, February 7, 2009, 3:15 AM >> They're a little bit longer than the range you >> mentioned, but I really >> like my M135s. >> >> I started out with the 3.5 >> http://flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157606933007213/ >> >> and liked shooting with it so much I got a 2.5: >> http://flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157612665849907/ >> >> Those aren't the only lenses I was shooting with each >> of those >> nights. At the other end of the short tele scale is my >> FA77, but >> that's not an inexpensive lens: >> >> 135/3.5: >> http://flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/2794369036/in/set-72157606933007213/ >> >> 135/2.5: >> http://flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/3205338605/sizes/l/in/set-72157612707149030/ >> >> I ought to sell my 135. I think I paid between $60 and $80 >> plus >> shipping. It is, however, a bit smaller than the 2.5, so >> I'm not >> trying too hard to sell it. >> >> I'm currently bidding on an M100/2.8 in Oz. It's up >> to AU $100, and I >> probably ought to save my money for the DFA 100/2.8 macro. >> >> -- >> It's not the steps in the dance, it's the >> dance in the steps. >> Larry Colen l...@red4est.com >> http://www.red4est.com/lrc >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link >> directly above and follow the directions. > > > > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >PDML@pdml.net >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow >the directions. -- I want to die peacfuly in my sleep like my grandfather, not screaming like the passengers in his car... Will Shriner -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
