Hi Robert: My 2 cents: I consider the 35/2 SMCT as the cream of my crop of SMCT primes. It is indeed for me too, the "normal" lens I use the most. (On low baggage missions, I carry: Two Spotmatic Fs, the SMCT 35/2, 50/1.4, 135/2.5, and a 2x converter.) I realize that's not exactly light weight for many shooters here, but, it's as low as I'll go. I've bought several 35/2s, and if you look long enough, you'll find a clear one. But, even if you shoot color, a slight yellow cast won't hurt. Since I shoot almost exclusively B & W, the yellow cast on some of my old SMCTs doesn't seem to intrude....
I finally nabbed a true "new" one. In a sealed carton, truly never used, it had all the wrappings and warranty card, everything that made it a brand new lens. I paid dearly for it, since another ebayer had cast longing eyes on it too. But, it was totally free of yellow cast. I am sincerely of the opinion these old SMCTs, easily available, many in mint condition, albeit some with yellow casts from aging, are works of art, a beauty of Japanese engineering, and quite capable of producing works of art, despite their not having "aspherical" elements, LD glass or any of the newer innovations of modern manufacturing. Sid B [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I have been the beneficiary of a windfall from ebay, an SMCT 35mm f2 lens in >mint condition for a very good price. It is a beautiful lens and from the >first roll of B&W I have shot with it, a very, very sharp lens. But it has >a peculiarity that I have never noticed in any lens before: the lens has a >yellowish coloration that is rather pronounced, almost like a Y2 filter. >Has anyone had experience with anything like this? It will work fine for >B&W and for color negatives, but I'm afraid the yellow tint will give me >very warm slides. > >Bob > > > > >------ http://USFamily.Net/info - Unlimited Internet - From $8.99/mo! ------ >- >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 . - 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 .
