On Oct 28, 2006, at 7:32 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: >> Speaking of Pentax 645 ... someone has offered me a Pentax 645 with >> 35mm lens at a very low price. I'm tempted ... seems like a 645 >> analogue of my Hassy SWC. Always liked 645 and 6x6 with a wide lens. >> >> How good is the 35mm lens for the 645? anyone have any experience >> with it? > > I've used the manual focus 35mm f/3.5 with my 645 (I borrowed it from > Tom Van Veen at GFM one year) AND FOUND IT TO BE EXCELLENT. > > The newer AF version is supposedly one of the best med format lenses > ever made, with resolution very close to the best 35mm format lenses. > Jostein owns one, IIRC.
Thanks. Any possible comparison between it and the Hassy's Zeiss Biogon 38mm ? rectilinear correction? corner resolution? The Biogon is an astounding lens ... Hard to use the word best for anything without having it in mind. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

