JCO wrote, Anyone else have any experience with this lens? Sharpness, contrast, flare resistance. It is multi-coated. - JCO, It doesn't take much to start me raving about this lens. On a recent roll of Fuji NPZ 800 shot at 2000 and pushed 2 stops, I had taken five shots of coworkers at an indoor Christmas lunch. When I examined the JPEGs, I didn't feel that any "tweaking" was needed to their sharpness, contrast, or color.
I have the K-mount version, which is far harder to obtain. If anyone wants one, I have a URL at home to a Russian site that has one for, as I recall, about $120, maybe less. The front element rotates, so forget about polarizers or noncircular hoods. Vivitar made a circular hood for it that says something like Auto Wide. Steve Larson sent me a photo. I use an Adorama-brand circular metal hood, but it's a big monster; a step-up ring may be a more appropriate choice for the camera bag. Unfortunately, the focusing ring turns "the wrong way" from Pentax. Owning as I do several Vivitars and several Pentaxes, I've come to understand why some list members have decided not to buy such lenses; it does get confusing. The SMC 28/2K might be sharper stopped down, but the Vivitar strikes me as sharper from f/2 to f/4. And the colors are simply beautiful, suffering not at all from the palish color evinced by other Kino-made lenses. I'm actually selling my Pentax SMC 28/2K, which I had bought later. Sorry, there are two or three prospective buyers already (including the one who has been testing it against the Vivitar....hint, hint). [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . - 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 .
