Ah yes, the lens would be used on a film body. ~Nick David Wright http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/
--- On Sat, 2/7/09, Peter Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Peter Alling <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: short tele primes > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, February 7, 2009, 12:27 PM > That might depend on what camera you're going to use > them on. If you're using film then the 135mm is a short > tele. If you're using APS-C digital then the 135mm is a > medium telephoto, not so good for indoor portraits. Of > course I'm comming into this thread late so someone may > have already mentioned this. > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Nick Wright <[email protected]> > >Sent: Feb 6, 2009 10:32 PM > >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > >Subject: Re: short tele primes > > > > > >That's very interesting. I'm not sure why I > hadn't given more thought to the 135 lenses before. My > first tele lens was a Sears 135/2.8 that was one of the > sharpest lenses I've ever owned. > > > >You said yours are the M series? They are quite a bit > less expensive than the others. I think that might be right > up my alley. ;D > > > >~Nick David Wright > >http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/ > > > > > >--- On Sat, 2/7/09, Larry Colen <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> From: Larry Colen <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: short tele primes > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > <[email protected]> > >> Date: Saturday, February 7, 2009, 3:15 AM > >> They're a little bit longer than the range you > >> mentioned, but I really > >> like my M135s. > >> > >> I started out with the 3.5 > >> > http://flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157606933007213/ > >> > >> and liked shooting with it so much I got a 2.5: > >> > http://flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157612665849907/ > >> > >> Those aren't the only lenses I was shooting > with each > >> of those > >> nights. At the other end of the short tele scale > is my > >> FA77, but > >> that's not an inexpensive lens: > >> > >> 135/3.5: > >> > http://flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/2794369036/in/set-72157606933007213/ > >> > >> 135/2.5: > >> > http://flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/3205338605/sizes/l/in/set-72157612707149030/ > >> > >> I ought to sell my 135. I think I paid between $60 > and $80 > >> plus > >> shipping. It is, however, a bit smaller than the > 2.5, so > >> I'm not > >> trying too hard to sell it. > >> > >> I'm currently bidding on an M100/2.8 in Oz. > It's up > >> to AU $100, and I > >> probably ought to save my money for the DFA > 100/2.8 macro. > >> > >> -- > >> It's not the steps in the dance, > it's the > >> dance in the steps. > >> Larry Colen [email protected] > >> http://www.red4est.com/lrc > >> > >> > >> -- > >> 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. > > > -- > 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.

