> So when I advise young photographers what to buy, I urge them to consider > defunct bayonet mounts such as Konica--yes, Konica. No one uses it, you say? > Exactly. World-class third-party lenses in Konica mount go begging for buyers. > And Konica itself made some excellent optics, such as their 85/1.8 and their > f/1.8 pancake.
Those two lenses are both superb. The 85/1.8 was one of the first excellent lenses I ever used. The pancake (which I still have around here somewhere) has poor bokeh at close-focusing distances but just marvelous performance at normal taking distances--it's almost hard to believe that a lens can be that vivid and contrasty. The 28/1.8 Hexanon is no slouch either. --Mike - 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 .
