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Price Paid:
$799.00
from B&H Summary:
This lens is a moderate wide angle on film cameras, and functions as a normal lens on the *st D. It is well-made, in the style of the old metal lenses. Very sharp, great "bokeh". Strengths:
All metal construction, markings are engraved, not stencils, and are made to last. The lens screams QUALITY!.
It's tack sharp, even wide open. The out-of-focus areas are creamy smooth, probably because of the nine apeture blades (that's called "bokeh", a recent obsession).
Aurtofocus (with the D, at least) is fast and accurate. And the manual focusing ring is well-damped so you can use it in manual mode and actually feel the ring properly.
It may be expensive, but it's worth the money. I use it for group shots in my studio, and landscapes outside. Weaknesses:
Very expensive, and the lens cap has a felt lining to hold it to the lens. But no law says you can't get a pinch-type regular lens cap. Similar Products Used:
Pentax MX with winder (2) K-1000, Canon T70 with all sorts of lenses, Contax screw mount cameras, Nikon F, etc.
77mm Limited, 70-210 SMC-A f/4 zoom, 50mm f/1.4 M and A lenses, 12-24 wide angle lens, 16-45 zoom lens, 200mm f/4 M lens, 100mm A Dental Macro lens, 20mm f/4 M lens, 135mm ED IF f/2.8 FA lens, various third party K mount lenses both useful and odd and interesting. Even some odd Ricoh lenses that had to have a pin cut off to work with Pentax cameras.
This is not counting the medium format and 4x5 equipement. Customer Service:
Never needed it.
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