When my kit was an ME with a M50/1.7, M135/3.5, and M28/2.8, the M80/2 was a very welcome addition. Even with a Super Program and an A50/1.4, the M85/2.0 was still a favorite. It made a great combination with the M35/2.0 as fast glass that fit in my pocket. It wasn't until I found an A100/2.8 Macro that I noticed how much sharper the 100 was. I found that I wasn't carrying the 85 and had substituted the 100.
Perhaps I was stupid, but I have many memorable portrait shots of my kids growing up and my folks/family with this lens. The 85 mm is really a great distance to work with inside a home or across a dining room table. Sure the A*85/1.4 is sharper and I can afford one now, but I sure couldn't then. And I had no idea the K85/1.8 was even out there (I'm not really sure it isn't just a myth, visible only on Boz's pages! <g>). So I don't have any problem with the M85/2.0. I don't use it for portraits done at home, but if I'm going out - to somebody else's house or other venue - the M85/2.0 is a great choice to bring along and hardly bigger than my A50/1.4. Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << The M85/2.0 is not bitingly sharp, but it has a pleasant bokeh, and a gentleness about it that's often quite desireable, and which can make a photograph more than just a picture. No, the M85/2.0 is not a dog. It's one of many damned fine "brushes" for your silver-halide canvas. All you have to do is learn to use it where its qualities are most suitable. >> - 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 .
