Frantisek Vlcek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That's a pity. I was hoping the 2.5 was more similar to 2.8/20 CZJ > Flektogon (which I use and love, but as it's M42, it's a pity using and > focusing with stopped down lens - of course zone focus is possible but > sometimes not preferred). I was hoping I could get the 2.5/20 in K > mount for those shots. Now I think I better get a dedicated M42 > body... BTW, anybody selling theirs Spotmatic or pre-spotmatic > (meterless) M42 Pentax? Preferably in Europe?
Frantisek, The optical performance of the 2.5 was not too far from the 3.5, (which is not bad at all) but the one I had (the only one I've seen around here - maybe it's still in the shop where I traded it in) had a stiff focusing ring and a cap that was made to be lost (in fact I lost it in a streetcar in Wien). Being not a great improvement over the 3.5 (apart from its speed - I used it wide open in a museum and had pleasant - soft - results) I decided I could live without it and wait for a better (Pentax...) performer. BTW, I'd like to handle another one to check if mine was simply a poor sample or the whole series is poor. Gianfranco ===== Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com - 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 .
