There's some nice M 135's at KEH. Always go for the Bargain lenses. Great prices for nice lenses. Since I have an FA135 I have no need, but for the DX format this is a nice focal length and I wouldn't hesitate otherwise.
On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 2:34 PM, P. J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > You're going to get an earfull about the differences, however for about > $20-40 more you can get the SMCP 135mm f2.5, which is not to be confused in > any way with the Takumar. You can read a review of the Pentax 135 f2.5 here > <http://www.photozone.de/pentax/143-pentax-smc-k-135mm-f25-review--lab-test-report> > > The only reason that the 135mm lenses are so inexpensive is that they fell > out of fashion about two decades ago, but prior to that they were probably > the second most manufactured lens. > > If you want a faster telephoto, save your pennies and find a SMCP 135mm > f2.5, (or if you must have full aperture automation one of the A F or FA > 2.8s). Getting the M 135 f3.5 in the meantime for $45 is a good stop gap, > you can always sell it on ebay for about what you paid for it. > > The Takumar would be a good portrait lens used wide open, but it's never > been called sharp wide open by anyone who used one of the other 135s, in > fact a lot of people haven't even called it sharp stopped down. > > Note: I didn't even mention the SMC A* 135 f1.8, for two reasons, it's > damned expensive, and now that Pentax has a viable DSLR presence, I've seen > none for sale, it's become a "cold dead hands" thing*. > > > *Not that it wasn't that before, just more so. > > On 10/12/2010 12:40 PM, 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] >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > "His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed > moral bankruptcy." > -Woody Allen > > > -- > 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.
