The Super P will never win a beauty contest but I'll post a pic later to show what she looks like now. Now she needs a good home where she'll get used. ;-)
I've got my eye on a 135/2.5 but it's getting pricey. :-( Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 1:04 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: SMCP 135/2.5 comments? > > > Good news on the Super Program. Were you able to improve the > cosmetics, or > was that just a non-issue? > > As for the 135mm glass, it seems you've gotten a consensus on it. Now go > find one and use it with pleasure. > > Shel > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Don Sanderson > > > Thanks Shel! > > > > Don > > > > BTW: The Super Program lived! ;-) > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Shel Belinkoff > > > > I've had a couple - three of those lenses, and used an A*135/1.8 a few > > > times. The K135/2.5 is a great lens by comparison, especially for the > > > money. The size is quite a bit more handy as well. IMO, especially > when > > > shooting hand held, the K135 is comparable to the A*135/1.8 > > > unless you must > > > have the wider aperture. Putting them on a tripod, > critically focusing, > > > using appropriate shutter speeds and film that can "see" the > differences > > > between the lenses, and making large enough prints in which > you can see > > > what the film sees, then by all means the A*135 is the better > lens - but > > > not 5x to 8x better, which is about how much more the A* will > > > cost over the K135. > >
