Re: 28/2-class lens specs: Seven Third-Party Lenses vs. Three Pentax 28/2s(was: Re: fast kiron on ebay)

2001-03-11 Thread Paul . Stregevsky
ot; [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: Re: 28/2-class lens specs: Seven Third-Party Lenses vs. Three Pentax 28/2s (was: Re: fast kiron on ebay) On 10 Mar 2001, at 19:20, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To my eye, 28mm is the widest practical focal length for "people-shooting," which

Re: 28/2-class lens specs: Seven Third-Party Lenses vs. Three Pentax 28/2s(was: Re: fast kiron on ebay)

2001-03-11 Thread Alexander Krohe
" "Rob Studdert" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: Re: 28/2-class lens specs: Seven Third-Party Lenses vs. Three Pentax 28/2s (was: Re: fast kiron on ebay) On 10 Mar 2001, at 19:20, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To my eye, 28mm is the widest practical focal length for "peopl

Re: 28/2-class lens specs: Seven Third-Party Lenses vs. Three Pentax 28/2s (was: Re: fast kiron on ebay)

2001-03-11 Thread Rob Studdert
On 11 Mar 2001, at 10:10, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rob, A longer barrel--such as that used on the SMC 28/2, which was designed with Zeiss--can bend the rays more "gently." Isn't extra barrel distortion one of the compromises usually introduced by a shorter lens (unless, perhaps, an

Re: 28/2-class lens specs: Seven Third-Party Lenses vs. Three Pentax 28/2s (was: Re: fast kiron on ebay)

2001-03-10 Thread Rob Studdert
On 10 Mar 2001, at 19:20, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To my eye, 28mm is the widest practical focal length for "people-shooting," which is what I do. True, it makes people at the edges of the frame look fat. But this problem is minimized by selecting a well-corrected prime. Hi Paul, Please

Re: 28/2-class lens specs: Seven Third-Party Lenses vs. Three Pentax 28/2s (was: Re: fast kiron on ebay)

2001-03-10 Thread Mark Cassino
Paul - Interesting table. Just to fill in a gap or two, I have a Vivitar 28 f2 (not the close focuing one) - minimum focusing distance is 1 meter, 6 aperture blades. I ran some test with it when I first got the lens - I'd have to say it is a so-so performer. I recently added a Rikenon 28 f2.8