I keep seeing people say the 120/2.8 is pricey. But KEH has three copies in stock right now between $133 and $235. I don't consider that particularly pricey, are we talking about the same lens?
~Nick David Wright http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/ --- On Sat, 2/7/09, Peter Alling <webste...@mindspring.com> wrote: > From: Peter Alling <webste...@mindspring.com> > Subject: Re: short tele primes > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Date: Saturday, February 7, 2009, 12:47 PM > Ah, I should have read the whole thread before I posted. I > actually have all of the lenses in question. The 120mm is a > bit rare and pricy. The 100mm is very nice, and probably > least expensive to buy. I used it a fair amoung on film, > sharpest of the three at all apertures. The 85mm is now one > of my most used lenses but as a general purpose telephoto on > digital, a 50mm lens fulfills it's orginal purpose much > better on digital. One of the bigest advantages of the 85mm > is that it's really not much bigger than a 50 f1.4, most > people don't realize it's a telephoto when > you're taking candids. As others have mentioned you > might want to look at a 135mm. As a focal length it's > out of vogue right now, so you may be able to pick up even > the semi-ledgendary [K] 135mm f2.5 relitively cheaply. > Another alternate would be the [K] 135 f3.5. It's not > as compact as the M-135mm but it's supposed to be > sharper. It's a bit bigger without a built in lens hood > and though relitively rare you can probably get one for the > same price as the M in similar condition if you can find > one. > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Nick Wright <pedalingpr...@yahoo.com> > >Sent: Feb 6, 2009 9:54 PM > >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > >Subject: Re: short tele primes > > > > > >Hi, that's a great shot. Do you have any idea what > aperture you shot that at? > > > >It's good to be back. I quit my last newspaper job > several months back and have been taking something of a > sabbatical concerning photography. > > > >I think I've finally worked out the residual stress > from that job and am ready to start practicing photography > for myself again. So today I placed an order for a Program > Plus and a 50/2 from KEH. But I'm still trying to decide > which of the teles I want to round out my kit hence the > original question. > > > >Thanks for the reply. > > > >~Nick David Wright > >http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/ > > > > > >--- On Sat, 2/7/09, Scott Loveless > <sdlovel...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> From: Scott Loveless <sdlovel...@gmail.com> > >> Subject: Re: short tele primes > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > <pdml@pdml.net> > >> Date: Saturday, February 7, 2009, 2:32 AM > >> On 2/6/09, Nick Wright > <pedalingpr...@yahoo.com> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> > I'm looking at getting a fast tele > prime. I'm > >> considering the M85/2, the M100/2.8, and the > M120/2.8. > >> > > >> > What are your thoughts about these lenses? > Does > >> anyone have some samples (specifically portraits) > that I > >> could take a look at? > >> > >> Hi, Nick. Good to hear from you again. I have a > copy of > >> the M85/2, > >> and I rather like it. This is the only photo I > have online > >> right now > >> that was definitely taken with this lens. > >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3813278 > >> > >> HTH. > >> > >> -- > >> Scott Loveless > >> Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 > >> http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ > >> > >> -- > >> 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. -- 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.
