>Jim Fellows wrote: >> >> Is this the same as the K version optically? I have a chance to buy one >> very cheaply that is in great shape. I have been looking for a nice >> portrait lens in the 100mm range, and if this one is a good as I hear I will > > pick it up.
Paul: >I'm not sure if it's identical to the K, but it's a great lens in its >own right. One of my favorites. >Paul Most SMC Takumar reached K-mount unchanged. A few, 17/4, 28/3.5, 35/2 and 300/4 were optically modified (Camerart july '75) - for the wide-angles, maybe to take advantage of the mount's greater diameter. Also, the K lenses have multicoating between the elements of a group, unlike the SMCT. So, the 105mm is... almost identical. SMCT are a bit smaller than SMCK. Note that you can ask a technician to fix on the SMCT lens a K-mount adapter with a screw so that the lens will lock on a K body, but it will still have to be used at real aperture for metering (very precise way of metering by the way). The rumor says the Takumar and the famous Nikon were the best 105mm lenses around. I don't think it's been said in a Minolta or an Olympus discussion group though... This summer I'll organize a little match between a Canon 100mm 2.8 (old FD) and the SMCT. Andre -- - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
