Yesterday I took my Vivitar 200/3 screwmount for my daily walk. Since I use
it on a K mount body, the view was supposed to become dim at f/8 through
f/16. Well, on that sunny day, it was so easy to see at f/11, I feared that
something was wrong. There was nothing wrong; on a bright day, there
Fred wrote:
First, I wouldn't worry about the difference in smallest aperture -
that's not a difference in the glass, nor is it likely to be
significant for portrait use in any case, either. (And, it's not
unusual - many of the screwmounts went only to f/16.)
As for the glass, well, you
In a message dated 1/13/02 8:22:16 AM Central Standard Time,
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To all of you who complain that Kevin Cameras' 85/1.8Ks are overpriced at
$600, I say: Get a grip on reality. That's the going rate. Don't like it?
Get the screwmount.
Paul,
Or get the FA 77/1.8
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
To all of you who complain that Kevin Cameras' 85/1.8Ks are overpriced at
$600, I say: Get a grip on reality. That's the going rate. Don't like it?
Get the screwmount.
The going rate? Not if you shop around. Three months ago, I bought a mint K
85/1.8, M40/2.8,
Paul,
He has added a lot of Pentax stuff to his listings, but $600 for the K85/1.8
is still too expensive for me. :-(
Regards, Bob S.
Sully,
Why not use a screwmount with an M42-to-K adapter? Same optics, half the
price, and, since one usually uses a portrait lens near wide open
Mike Johnston wrote:
Sully,
Why not use a screwmount with an M42-to-K adapter? Same optics, half the
price, and, since one usually uses a portrait lens near wide open anyway,
it's quite easy to operate.
Mike, are you sure the Takumar SMC 85 mm. 1.8 and the SMC Pentax (K) 85
mm. 1.8 are the
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Subject: Re: Same lens, half the price
Mike Johnston wrote:
Sully,
Why not use a screwmount with an M42-to-K adapter
Mike, are you sure the Takumar SMC 85 mm. 1.8 and the SMC Pentax
(K) 85 mm. 1.8 are the same lens? According to Keppler's The
Asahi Pentax Way the Takumar has got 5 elements and goes up to
f:16. The Pentax K has got 6 elements and closes up to f:22
First, I wouldn't worry about the
and goes up to f:16.
I cant remember if the 85mm F1.8 SMCT goes to f16 or f22
anyone know?
Only to 5/16.
Fred
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Mike, are you sure the Takumar SMC 85 mm. 1.8 and the SMC Pentax (K) 85
mm. 1.8 are the same lens? According to Keppler's The Asahi Pentax Way the
Takumar has got 5 elements and goes up to f:16. The Pentax K has got 6 elements
and closes up to f:22
Carlos,
Yes. The Takumar f/1.9 is the one
Fred dumbly said:
Only to 5/16.
I don't know why I didn't type f/16 - sheepish grin. Sorry.
Fred
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I have long believed that this is correct: The two lenses are identical. However,
the SMC Tak 85/1.8 tales a 58 mm filter, while the Pentax SMC 85/1.8 uses a 52 mm.
I have both. I'll take a look at them tomorrow. Too tired tonight. sigh. BTW,
$300 is an excellent price for the SMC Tak,
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