35-70mm macro
Stuart..
are any of them any good.
A Pentax f4 one is excellent.
John
I had a look at some revievs on the Internet. Most revievs where in favour, but most the complaynts where about the mechanical part. Some said the focussing ring was to sloppy, others complaine bout the plastic feel. The lens I bought feels fine and has no slop anywhere, Agreed, the feel when changing aperture is not very smooth. But none of the Pentax lenses since the Spotmatic days are as smooth anymore. I have a 50mm f1.4 Super Takumar which is super smooth both on focus and aperture settings.
I found the Little 35-70 lens very nice to use. Set on A. The autofocus was extremly fast and accurate.
I've made a series of pictures at a country market, then in the city area and some closeup of flowers. At home some portraits of the grandchildren. I found the results great. Very sharp right to the edges. My favourite f-stops are 5.6 and 8
I could not detect any flair. I used a lens hood, of course.
Alltogether, I think this is a great lens. Easy to use and I like the focal lenngt too. Has anybody used the F lens?
Regards, Horst
are any of them any good.
A Pentax f4 one is excellent.
John
Hello, I've just bought a K-5 with the kit lens, I wonder how the quality of photographs produced using the 35-70 would compare?
the 35-70
There are a few 35-70mm lenses (M, A, F) in the (past) Pentax line-up. Maybe you can be more specific.
I don't have any of them, so can't compare or comment.
Pentax K100D + DA18-55ALII + DA55-300
Pentax K5 + FA31Ltd + M50/1.7 + DFA100WR + M120/2.8 (+ DA18-55WR at occasion)
the 35-70
There are a few 35-70mm lenses (M, A, F) in the (past) Pentax line-up. Maybe you can be more specific.
I don't have any of them, so can't compare or comment.
Its the SMC Pentax-A 35-70mm f4 I was thinking of
Its only downside is that the focussing ring is at the front and rotates so it makes using a polariser more tricky.
I was expecting it to be a rubbish lens that I'd want to pass on quickly as it came with a cheap second hand P30, but truly far from it.
John
Optically I think it equals either of the current 35mm's (the f2.4 DA & f2.8 Macro limited) and the 70mm limited (though of course it's not as fast.) It betters the DA 17-70 significantly, though lacks the wider zoom range. That's some claim but I compare my lenses by taking a photo of a house number down the road and enlarge it in camera as much as it will go and compare the images. No, I can't believe it either! Contrast and colour rendition is good too.
Its only downside is that the focussing ring is at the front and rotates so it makes using a polariser more tricky.
I was expecting it to be a rubbish lens that I'd want to pass on quickly as it came with a cheap second hand P30, but truly far from it.
John
Thanks John, appreciate the advice. There was one for sale second hand on ebay , have just gone ahead and bought it
Mine came in a collection of bits where I'd noticed an A 28 f2.8 which I was after along with a P-30, filters etc so was a bit of a surprise bonus given most zooms that came with cameras in lieu of a 50mm standard lens often seemed to be a bit of a let down. I didn't expect to want to keep it and now its made it difficult to decide which lenses to take out with me!
Be interested to hear your opinion of it.
John
John
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WIRRAL
Are all the following the same lens under different names.
Viviter/Miranda/Cosina/Ricoh/Sicor/Clubman and finaly Prinzflex 35-70mm macro. There is a shed load on ebay at the moment some as low as £10.
So are any of them any good. just to try macro at a low price.
Regards
Dave