Thanks, Steve.
I've thought about getting getting post cards of those shots printed out
and selling them to hippies. ;-)
This shot here would have to be my favorite example of the bokeh that
lens can produce:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/4802635172/
(Yes, the title is quite lame, but it came down between that, and "Hey!
Nice Pear!"
-- Walt
On 10/12/2010 12:26 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote:
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,
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Decatur, GA USA
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