----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Pearson" Subject: Best Screw Lenses?
> Hello all-I just picked up a Spotmatic "F" & know > nothing about the screw lenses for this camera as I > currently own a Super Program. I would very much > appreciate your responses-what lenses are the best, > rarest, etc.? > > How good are the "Off-brand" lenses. A quick look on > Ebay has Jupiter 9 (Russian), German lenses, etc. Are > any of these worth hunting for? > > BTW, mine came w/ a 55mm 1.8-is the 1.4 lens much > better? > All the SCMTs are excellent lenses and are available. Of note, my favourites are: 28 f3.5 35 f3.5 55 f1.8 exceptional at f8 50 f1.4 better performance at wider apertures 85 f1.8 105 f2.8 135 f2.5 the f3.5 is good as well 200 f4 All these are readily available, with the exception of the fast 85 and 135, for little money. Performance wise, I doubt that you could put together a better set, based on overall quality, from any manufacturer except the Pentax "K" series which are optically identical. The older Super Takumars are excellent as well. The reason that you will find a lot of lenses for the screwmount Pentaxes is that they were the most popular camera in the world at their time of manufacture. Bob Rapp [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 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 .
