[EMAIL PROTECTED] mused: > > I am new to this email list, but I have found it highly entertaining. I have > a quick question. Has anyone used the 67 Lens to Pentax 35mm K-Mount Body > Adapter? Is there any degradation in quality using a 67 lens compared to a > 35mm lens on a 35mm camera? In other words, what are the disadvantages to > using a 67 lens on a 35mm camera (or even the *ist D)? It's much larger (and heavier) than a lens of the same focal length designed for the smaller image circle.
You lose automatic aperture operation. As a general rule a lens designed for the 67 won't have the resolving power of one designed for 35mm. > Village Idiot > > PS How do you pronounce *ist? I don't.

