On Nov 27, 2010, at 20:20, Walter Gilbert wrote: > Thanks, Larry! > > I'm really anxious to get the thing "out in the field" and to see what kind > of bokeh it produces at f/2. I'm also curious to see how my Takumar 135-2.5 > will behave on the K1000. I also have a Promaster 70-300/4-5.6 with an > aperture ring that I'd like to try on the K1000 as well. I know the > autofocus won't work, but I can't help being curious as to how modern lenses > will perform on the old film bodies. >
This is so cool. M50 and 135 f/2.5 were my two main lenses the whole time I was in high school (1979-1983). It's a stellar set for film... and just a shade long (for me) in the 1.5 "crop factor" digital days. Solid performers, both. And extraordinarily expensive, even in these days of overpriced Pentax everything. I've since moved up to the FA50 f/1.7 so I can have it AF for me. But have yet to find an affordable alternative to the 135 f/2.5 which I still use on a regular basis. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [email protected] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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.
