On 9/14/05, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Glen, > f2.5 135mm Takumar K-mount is the cheep and cheerful lens. > Things don't look too sharp wide open (see Godfrey example). > f2.5 135mm SMC K-mount is the next best thing to the A*135/f1.8. > A very nice lens when you can find it, and not too expensive. > Regards, Bob S.
I'll just chime in and say the same as everyone else. The f2.5 135mm "Bayonet" Takumar is at least a competent performer. At that focal length, with the built-in hood pulled out, I've never had a problem with flare, but then again I don't shoot into the sun too often. I never noticed that it's not sharp until I got an SMC 2.5 135mm, which (even with my focusing skills - or lack thereof) is sharp as a tack. However, for the $30 I paid for it, I thought it had tremendous bang for the buck. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
