>http://www.popphoto.com/gallery/18th-annual-readers-photo-contest > >8x10 film >And a $2700 lens that is the equiv. of the Pentax 15mm rectilinear on >a full frame 35mm. >And clearly post-processed (very well). > >Still, I'm happy to see a film shot get such an award. And it is a >stunning image. > >Darren Addy >Kearney, Nebraska
No. 300mm is the 8x10 "normal" so 150mm is like a 24mm on 135, or roughly 18mm on the Pentax DSLR. It is not rectilinear at all. It is a true plasmat wide angle with a normal rendering. Plasmats have the best image rendering but are not very fast. The rare symmetricals wider than 5.6 have a "glow" and even 5.6 can be questionable in certain situations. Of the 5 LF lenses I own, 2 are plasmats, 2 are Tessars, and 1 (B&L/Zeiss Protar VII) is especially unique. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" -- Jim Elliott -- 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.
