the tamron adaptall2 spif 200mm f2.5 is a steal sleeper. You can get one for around $400 in nice shape and it's a phenomenally good performer. Definitely better than the Pentax SMCK 200/2.5 which had more CA. You can get a KA mount for it, so the only thing lacking is AF for some people.
-- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:[email protected]) Home Page - www.jchriso.com Join the Audio CD PLAYER DISCUSSION list - http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob W Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 5:54 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: My current prime lens A-Team > > > Oddly enough, it doesn't look like anyone makes a really > sharp 200/2 in > > > KA mount. > > > > If you want a fast 180-200, the Summicron-R 180/2 is one of the best > > out there > > At ~ 4 kCAD, one would hope! :) > > > and can be converted to K mount via a Leitax adapter (as can the > > Contax 180/2, but it isn't nearly as good). There are only a few > > 180-200 f2 or faster lenses out there and none were > natively K mount. > > The best option for a fast K mount lens in the 180-200 range is the > > Tamron SP 180/2.5 or Angeniuex 180/2.3. > > Thank you! > > One of the truly good things about the PDML is finding out > about useful > things one had no idea existed. > > -- Graydon Zeiss makes (or made until recently) a 200/2 in Contax MM mount. It could probably have been fitted to a Pentax body with appropriate adapters. Although if you were paying that much money for a lens it would probably make more sense just to buy a Contax body to put it on. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] 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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
