Re: SMC Pentax-F 35-135/3.5-4.5
Hi Kostas, no problem, can't blame you for keeping what appears to be a very good lens :) John -- Original Message --- From: Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 11:35:12 + (GMT) Subject: Re: SMC Pentax-F 35-135/3.5-4.5 > On Fri, 7 Jan 2005, John Whittingham wrote: > > > -- Original Message --- > > From: Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 20:54:53 +0000 (GMT) > > Subject: SMC Pentax-F 35-135/3.5-4.5 > > > > > I could just wait for it to arrive. Or I could ask you first what you > > > think of the SMC Pentax-F 35-135/3.5-4.5 :-) I intend to use it as my > > > indoors lens instead of the too short 24-90. > > > > I can't comment on the 35-135 but would you care to sell me the 24-90? :) > > Err, no :-) I am *very* happy with the 24-90, don't anyone get the > wrong end of the stick and cause wrong impressions for a fine (I > think) lens. It's just that, during Xmas, and for candid indoor shots > of kiddies bombing about, I found its long end too short; most of my > shots (off the top of my head) where above 50 as well, so... > > Kostas --- End of Original Message ---
Re: SMC Pentax-F 35-135/3.5-4.5
On Fri, 7 Jan 2005, John Whittingham wrote: > -- Original Message --- > From: Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 20:54:53 + (GMT) > Subject: SMC Pentax-F 35-135/3.5-4.5 > > > I could just wait for it to arrive. Or I could ask you first what you > > think of the SMC Pentax-F 35-135/3.5-4.5 :-) I intend to use it as my > > indoors lens instead of the too short 24-90. > > I can't comment on the 35-135 but would you care to sell me the 24-90? :) Err, no :-) I am *very* happy with the 24-90, don't anyone get the wrong end of the stick and cause wrong impressions for a fine (I think) lens. It's just that, during Xmas, and for candid indoor shots of kiddies bombing about, I found its long end too short; most of my shots (off the top of my head) where above 50 as well, so... Kostas
Re: SMC Pentax-F 35-135/3.5-4.5
- Original Message - From: "cbwaters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 5:34 PM Subject: Re: SMC Pentax-F 35-135/3.5-4.5 I liked mine a lot. I used it on my 5n as a normal zoom for a year or so until it got mounted on the *istD and was elevated to martyr status after a headlong plunge into some rocks. Cory always be sure to have one hand on your tripod... - Original Message - From: "Kostas Kavoussanakis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 3:54 PM Subject: SMC Pentax-F 35-135/3.5-4.5 Hi, I could just wait for it to arrive. Or I could ask you first what you think of the SMC Pentax-F 35-135/3.5-4.5 :-) I intend to use it as my indoors lens instead of the too short 24-90. Thanks in advance, Kostas -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.8 - Release Date: 1/3/2005
Re: SMC Pentax-F 35-135/3.5-4.5
I liked mine a lot. I used it on my 5n as a normal zoom for a year or so until it got mounted on the *istD and was elevated to martyr status after a headlong plunge into some rocks. Cory always be sure to have one hand on your tripod... - Original Message - From: "Kostas Kavoussanakis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 3:54 PM Subject: SMC Pentax-F 35-135/3.5-4.5 Hi, I could just wait for it to arrive. Or I could ask you first what you think of the SMC Pentax-F 35-135/3.5-4.5 :-) I intend to use it as my indoors lens instead of the too short 24-90. Thanks in advance, Kostas -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.8 - Release Date: 1/3/2005
Re: SMC Pentax-F 35-135/3.5-4.5
I can't comment on the 35-135 but would you care to sell me the 24-90? :) John -- Original Message --- From: Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 20:54:53 + (GMT) Subject: SMC Pentax-F 35-135/3.5-4.5 > Hi, > > I could just wait for it to arrive. Or I could ask you first what you > think of the SMC Pentax-F 35-135/3.5-4.5 :-) I intend to use it as my > indoors lens instead of the too short 24-90. > > Thanks in advance, > > Kostas --- End of Original Message ---
Re: SMC Pentax-F 35-135/3.5-4.5
I have one and am going to sell it. I'm in the opposite camp, my 24-90 is much sharper than the 25-135, and better built. Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: Hi, I could just wait for it to arrive. Or I could ask you first what you think of the SMC Pentax-F 35-135/3.5-4.5 :-) I intend to use it as my indoors lens instead of the too short 24-90. Thanks in advance, Kostas
RE: SMC Pentax-F 35-135/3.5-4.5
G'day Kostas. I have been using this lens on a SFXn for the last month. I have found it to be great for indoors with the popup flash or the AF400FTZ. Images are sharp. Focusing is quick. The only drawback is that is has a long minimum focus distance. But Macro is useful. Also, I don't use any filters on this lens. The images appear better without the UV or the 1B filter I have also used it on the ZX-L outdoors as a walk around lens. It works just as well outdoors as indoors. The lens is compact enough not to get hung up on obstacles or other people in the street. For me, this lens is a keeper. Hooroo. Regards, Trevor Australia -Original Message- From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 7 January 2005 7:55 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: SMC Pentax-F 35-135/3.5-4.5 Hi, I could just wait for it to arrive. Or I could ask you first what you think of the SMC Pentax-F 35-135/3.5-4.5 :-) I intend to use it as my indoors lens instead of the too short 24-90. Thanks in advance, Kostas
SMC Pentax-F 35-135/3.5-4.5
Hi, I could just wait for it to arrive. Or I could ask you first what you think of the SMC Pentax-F 35-135/3.5-4.5 :-) I intend to use it as my indoors lens instead of the too short 24-90. Thanks in advance, Kostas
Re: Pentax F 35-135/3.5-4.5
I bought this lens some time ago on ebay for a paltry $50, thinking I could get a good walking around lens with a fabulous focal range, but it is worth about that much. It is quite soft. I guess it has its uses. I used it to take my PUG entry for Feb, but only because I happened to have that lens at the time, otherwise I would have used a 135mm prime. rg alex wetmore wrote: How is this lens (or the A version)? I'm wondering about pairing them up with the 16-45/4 and a fast normal lens (probably 35/2) as my normal carrying kit for the *ist D. The Pentax lens gallery points out that the A version is soft in the corners. Is the F any better? On Boz's site it looks like it has the identical design. alex
