On Saturday, January 5, 2002, at 07:41 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Fred wrote (in regard to focus feel} > >> Now there are some who claim that the best screwmount >> lenses are better than any K-mount lens. > > I have some mint Ks and SMC Taks. I like the focus feel of both, but > slightly prefer the Taks. I would say that the difference iis tactile > rather thanmechanical. The SMC Taks feel better because the focus ring > is scalloped metal, and is a delight to work with.
I'm a fan of the focus feel of the M series lenses and the Super Takumars. Actually, on holiday I got to play extensively with a Nikon F3 for the first time (it was the camera of one of our hosts). While I liked the layout of the camera -- not as much as the LX, mind you -- I found the focus feel of the lenses quite poor compared to what I was used to, in particular the 50mm f1.4. I found it quite sloppy and loose for a manual focus lens. Anyhow, nothing that I've ever used can touch the MF feel of Pentax's 6x7 lenses. They're all remarkable: fluid, yet solid. Easy to turn, but they stop right where you want them to. Hell, if there were AF lenses available for the 67, I wouldn't use them, because of how much I enjoy focusing the lenses! The Pentax 67 system is just spectacular. -Aaron - 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 .
