I have seen this lens over and over singled out as the one not to buy or the one that was quickly sold, both in the PUG archive and in Photo.net. I have also read many lackluster defenses of this lens most of which read: Not as bad as...;Good run for the money...;good for glamour portraits not for contrasty reportage type...
Yoshihiko Takinami's lens resolution test disfavor this lens when compared to other short tele's as well. smc PENTAX-M 85mm f/2 (M85/2, #8055***) f/2 28 28/28 31/28 24/24 39/35 f/11 78 69/69 69/69 69/69 62/62 As for you staying home to clean out the litter box. Your choice. But I never said that there was anything wrong with this lens. I only stated the general attitude I have observed and simply asked for peoples thoughts on this. --- Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah ... it's a real POS. Best use for it is as a > hockey puck. Why > anyone would even consider owning such trash is > beyond me. > > Where have you heard that it's a dog? I was > thinking of using mine > today, but if it's a bad as you say, I'll just stay > home and clean the > cat box. > > > Marcus wrote: > > > > Is is correct that the M 85mm f2 is widely > considered > > a dog? Very soft wide open? > > -- > Shel Belinkoff > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ > You can't have everything. Where would you put it? > - > 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 . Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com - 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 .
