The second one is neat. That's some wild bokeh. The whole series is deeply psychedelic, man. ;-)
On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Walter Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Eric, > > I consider the Takumar an unfairly maligned lens. I took the following > three shots with the 135mm/2.5 bayonet the first few times I ever used it, > and wouldn't hesitate to pay $40 for it. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/4895210419/in/set-72157624608728365/#/ > http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/4894906307/in/set-72157624608728365/ > http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/4895746210/in/set-72157624608728365/ > > One thing I will say is that it is susceptible to lens flare, so the hood > should be used on every outdoor shot. And, it can be soft at wider aperture > settings, and slow to focus in low light. Other than that, I love shooting > with it now that I know its boundaries. I'm getting much sharper shots > nowadays than I did in the above images -- FWIW. > > Best, > > Walt > > > > On 10/12/2010 11:40 AM, Eric Weir wrote: >> >> Following a treat of breakfast at a wonderful little Ethiopian restaurant >> here, I stopped by Wings Camera, which sells mostly used stuff, a couple >> doors down. Went to the Pentax shelf to see what they had. First lens I >> picked up was a Takumar 135/2.5. Over the weekend a couple folks suggested >> the Pentax M 135/3.5 as a great, inexpensive option to consider for my trip >> to Northern Arizona. >> >> They'll take $40 for the Takumar, but the Pentax is available from KEH, >> also right here in Atlanta, for $45 to $65. I'm wondering if anyone here's >> familiar with the Takumar and might have a sense of how it compares to the >> Pentax. >> >> Thanks, >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Eric Weir >> Decatur, GA USA >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > 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. > -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
