-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: June 30, 2003 12:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: The Pentax Lens "Look"
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >Hi Alan, >No doubt someone will correct me if I >am wrong, but I have always admired the >Pentax "look" which comes from the use >of the superb SMC coating. >I always thought that SMC Takumar and >SMC Pentax lenses had generally *higher* >contrast than Nikkors but they appeared >slightly less sharp because Nikon lenses >tend to have over-corrected spherical >aberration. This gave Nikkors great >apparent sharpness but lousy bokeh. >I like the Pentax 'look' better, however >there are a small number of Nikkors >that also 'look' good. >I hope that doesn't make what I meant >less clear than before. ;-) >John I was really intrigued by these comments. I wonder if you (or someone) could clarify that. What IS the Pentax "look?" Meaning the result -- the pictures. And I don't mean flare or lack of it, and/or specifically bokeh, because bokeh discussion is another thread and been there, done that. I mean the contrast, sharpness, and the "look." ;-) And do you have examples on the Internet to illustrate what you said about only a few number of Nikors looking as good as Pentax? Marnie aka Doe :-)
