Hi, Frantisek ... I have this lens, although I don't use it very often, so my comments should be taken with that in mind. I seem to use focal lengths on either side of it more. I recently shot a couple of rolls with it in San Francisco. The weather was overcast, so a lot of shots were at apertures wider than f/8.0. Not having used the lens for a while, I was a little surprised at the results. They were a little better than I expected. Thus far I've only made a few proof prints with sizes running to 8x10, but I was quite satisfied with the detail rendered, even though I was using TX and a dichro enlarger. Fine detail was rendered quite nicely, and at the aperture I was using - mostly 4,0, 5.6, and 8.0 - there was no observable light fall off at the corners, and corner detail rendered appeared to be reasonably sharp, although I did crop some of the photos, so I only had one that I printed full frame, but that was printed on 5x7 paper, and is probably not as good a test as the larger-sized prints.
I've recently acquired a condenser enlarger, and I may soon make a few larger prints from those negs using it. It will be interesting to see the differences that a different enlarger head, and different enlarger lenses, can make. I'm a little disappointed in the build quality. The aperture ring is a little sticky, although that can easily be cleaned and freed up, and while the focus is smooth, it doesn't have the silky smoothness of earlier Pentax lenses. A list member sent me a K28/2.0 to try out, and the inevitable comparison is soon to come. One comparison I can make right now is that of size and weight. The A28/2.0 is quite a bit smaller than the earlier version, and I like that aspect of it very much. It's easier to pack and use. Both lenses are considerably smaller than the 24mm, and more suited to the type of photography I do, and to my personality. I think the K28/3.5 might be a little sharper, but I've not made a direct comparison between it and the A28/2.0. The A is, however, superior to the M28/2.8 - a real dog, IMO, at least compared to the other 28mm lenses I've used. I've never used any of my 28mm lenses with color, so I cannot comment on color rendition. I've got a roll of slide film that has a few exposures left on it. Maybe I'll blast off a few frames just to see what differences I might notice. HTH, Frantisek Vlcek wrote: > > Hi, > sorry for posting that question again, but I am in need of your > comments and opinions please! I am thinking about buying this lens, > is it good enough? Wide open? Stopped down? For big blowups > 11x14"/30x40cm? > 8x10"/20x30cm? > > Compared to other 28mm lenses? Or should I wait until I get enough > money for FA* AL 24mm? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ - 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 .
