On Aug 14, 2011, at 10:44 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: > On 8/14/2011 11:58 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> I missed that set earlier. >> >> Great job! Quite possible some of your best shots. > Thanks, Larry! She makes a great subject if you can catch her. > >> >> On Aug 14, 2011, at 4:55 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: >> >>> Thank you, Bulent. >>> >>> And, FWIW, I'm also partial to my Takumar (Bayonet) 135/2.5 -- which is >>> almost universally panned in the reviews I've read about it. >> I've got one of those. I think the 135/3.5 I had was a bit sharper, and a >> touch sweeter, but it's hard to argue with another stop of speed. I hardly >> use mine any more though, I always see to grab my 200/2.8 instead. > I've read that the 135/3.5 is a really good lens and that they sell for a > whole lot more than the 2.5. I'd like to shoot with one sometime to see if I > like it better. I do like the extra stop, though I rarely shoot any wider > than 3.5 on it -- it really does have a tendency to fringe pretty badly. > But, around 3.5, it can be really sharp.
Odd, I picked mine up on ebay for about $60. It was also just a little bit smaller than the 2.5 too. Of course I could be thinking of a different 135/3.5 than you are. -- Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est -- 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.
