Subash, The Takumar K 135/2.5 is a bargain grade lens with single coatings. I found it a fairly poor performer until stopped down to about f/8. The SMC Pentax-M 135/3.5 is the one to look for.
I have the SMC Takumar 135/3.5 M42 mount lens, it is a terrific performer too. G On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 6:17 AM, Subash <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:59:50 -0500 > "P. J. Alling" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The K 35mm f3.5, (a bitch to focus in dim light even on the view >> finders it was designed for), extremely sharp with creamy bokeh. The >> K version of the 135mm f3.5 very sharp a bit bulky, (twice as long >> as the M version), but available for less than 50 bucks. The M200mm >> f4.0 also a bargain but also a very good lens. These were all from >> Pentax's second or third tier of lenses but Pentax generally saved >> money on speed but optical quality was always top notch. > > PJ, any idea what's the k135/2.5 is like? just came across one in very > good shape for about $50. i like k lenses so will most probably buy it > anyway but it'd be nice to know :) > > thanks, subash > > -- > 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. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- 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.
