I've been wishing that Pentax made an A version of the 55mm f1.8. That
would make for a nearly perfect 85mm equivalent portrait lens for the
APS crop cameras.
Jim King wrote:
> Adam Maas wrote Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:24:24 -0800:
>
>
>> Both of these lenses have been available in the past in F mount, with
>> excellent reputations. The 40/2 is not one I'd pick over the 43,
>> but the
>> 58 is very intersting as it duplicates a standard 35mm length that's
>> mostly been ignored of late (the 85). Note that Pentax will also be
>> filling these shoes with the DA* 55mm f1.4 SDM due next year. A 50 is
>> noticably shorter on 1.5x crop bodies.
>>
>
> I have the original Ultron 40/2 SL in M42 mount - got it for use on a
> Bessaflex TL body. It's a very well-made lens, all metal in black
> and silver (not all-black like the new Version II), and it has very
> smooth focusing. On film it's a bit soft and vignettes very slightly
> wide open but it's very good at the middle apertures. While I don't
> know that the new version is the same as the old one, the specs look
> the same. As it can't be stopped down manually when used with my M42-
> K adapter ring on digital I don't know how it performs on APS-C
> format. Maybe I'll try some shots wide open to see how it does.
>
> I agree that the 58/1.4 sounds more interesting on digital. It'll be
> interesting to see how it performs.
>
> Regards, Jim
>
>
>
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