> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David Weiss > Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 8:10 AM > To: P. List > Subject: RE: Testing the 135-600 6.7 SMCT > > > John said: > > I know, it's hard to believe a zoom especially a 25 yr > old design can approach primes but it does! I am > ecstatic over this lense's quality. Pentax must have > went all out when they designed this one. BTW, there > was a smc-K version of the same lens but it seems to > be pretty rare too. > JCO > > John, > > Could you post a picture of this beast?
Will do, i have a digicam that can do that trick. I'll post it a little later.... > While I was > checking through "The Ultimate Asahi Pentax Screw > Mount Guide", I notice that there is no picture of > this one. Curiousity, I guess. I told you it's rare! > > Would you say the other screwmount zooms would stand > up to this scrutiny? > I have always assumed they would > not, but your posts make me wonder if I am wrong. > To tell you the truth I never had much confidence in the other 2 screwmount era SMC zooms, the 45-125 F4 and the 85-210 F4.5. I have shot very little with them preferring primes instead. But now I am going to run some more tests on them because if they are nearly as good as the 135-600 F6.7 , they may indeed be worth using. All three of mine are dead mint and it almost seems a shame to use them but if the quality is top notch, it may be worth it to risk taking them out for a spin... JCO =========== - 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 .
