You can also use the best of the 3rd party lenses that are unusable on
current competitors offerings. Many of these lenses can be had for a
song, I just picked up for instance a Vivitar Series 1 35-85 f2.8,
considered a cult classic for it's sharpness, relative light weight, and
high build quality. I paid about $50.00 including shipping. You can't
use the FD version of this lens on a current Canon, or the MC version of
this lens on a current Minolta or ...
I've gotten very good results on the *ist-D with this lens, it makes a
nice normal to short-med. telephoto and at f2.8 it's as fast as you're
going to find in this range.
Mishka wrote:
i am just curious: all this time i have been hearing about
"inexpensive excellent pentax lenses". what are they
(i mean, both, inexpensive AND excellent)?
from my personal experience, on average, excellent
older pentax glass costs either same or more than the competition
not that i am complaining: i am very happy with the lenses I have.
but they have been nowhere close to "inexpensive" (well, by
"35mm japanese" standards anyway)
best,
mishka
On 6/1/05, Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I hate to say this but the only things that have kept me
loyal to Pentax are the viewfinders and the abundance of
inexpensive yet excellent lenses.
Can the other two make a similar claim?
Don (Who just bought a Nikon FM to see what the 'other
side' was really like.)
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A man's only as old as the woman he feels.
--Groucho Marx
