No the fast 35-70/2.8 was only for the ME-F. A smaller manual focus 35-70 f2.8 would be welcome, but never appeared. I always hoped for such, but... See Cotty and his Franken-lenses. Perhaps you and a Dremel Motor tool can make some adjustments, like taking off the box for the 4AA batteries on the lens. Regards, Bob S.
On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 7:12 AM, Chris Mitchell <[email protected]> wrote: > John Celio's AF 35-70/2.8 arrived and is united with the ME-F that's been > sitting in a cupboard for years: > http://mitch.myzen.co.uk/PDML/_IGP5615.jpg > > With new batteries throughout, it all works perfectly. AF is slow and only > works in good contrasty light. It's done by pressing a button on the lens > grip. There are two buttons for when the camera is held in landscape or > portrait. It's bulky when compared to the other M cameras, but smaller and > lighter than my K7 with the 16-50/2.8, but I can see why the format never > took off. I guess Pentax were keen to gain the accolade of introducing the > first AF SLR so had to retrofit it to a modified existing body. > > I've been on the lookout for the lens, ever since a friend gave me the ME-F > as payment for taking some family portraits, more as a curiosity than > anything. When John's appeared at a good price, I jumped at it. My daughter > used to use the ME-F with a standard 50/1.7 lens when she was learning the > ropes. It's effectively an ME Super with focus confirmation without the AF > lens. One day I'll put a film in it... > > Did Pentax ever make a non-AF version of the lens? There's not one on Boz's > site so probably not then. > > Chris > > > > > > > > -- > 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.
