Peter, I bought the M85/2.0 when it first came out. The price was outrageous but it was/is an 85mm f2.0. It was the only option for a dark room at the time. I kept it with the M35/2.0 as a walking around kit. I like the lens a lot and have pictures I would have never gotten otherwise. Regards, Bob S.
On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 11:18 AM, Peter Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > I bought one "New in a Box" for more than I should have spent, (and it was > /like/ /new/ when I got it, only missing the original included dedicated > case), and I find it to be a wonderful little lens. The prices on them tend > to fluctuate quite a bit. These lenses were not meant to be extra sharp wide > open but to produce pleasing portraits. Now with digital aps-c sized sensors > they fall into the AOV of a traditional general purpose telephoto such as a > 135mm would, where sharpness would be more of an issue. That doesn't > invalidate the fact that the lens fulfills it's original purpose quite well, > and still fulfills it's new purpose more than adequately. > > > -----Original Message----- >>From: Scott Loveless <[email protected]> >>Sent: Feb 7, 2009 10:12 AM >>To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>Subject: Re: short tele primes >> >>On 2/7/09, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I had the M85/2. Got it very cheap as everyone seemed to feel it wasn't >>> sharp, had poor bokeh, etc etc. I found it to be actually a rather nice >>> lens. When I sold it, the average price I was seeing had more than doubled. >> >>The price on those lenses peaked a few years ago. They're cheaper now >>that I have one. >> >>-- >>Scott Loveless >>Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 >>http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ >> >>-- >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>[email protected] >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow >>the directions. > > > -- > I want to die peacfuly in my sleep like my grandfather, not screaming like > the passengers in his car... > > Will Shriner > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
