FS: Petri K 28mm f2.0 MC

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Link Posted 09/05/2015 - 16:12

I've decided to sell my Petri MC 28mm f2.0 K mount lens. I've only had it a few weeks and it's a pretty good performer, but it's not as good the Pentax K 28mm f2.0 so I've set my sights on acquiring one of those legends.

Optically it has minor dust and coating marks, mechanically there are no issues - blades are clean and snappy, focus is smooth and positive (it focuses in the opposite direction to Pentax lenses!). It is quite "clunky" when using it in "M" with Green Button metering - but it exposes correctly. I find it quite difficult to nail the focus - but that's me with MF lenses

- but when I get it right it's pretty sharp. I've scraped away some of the black paint to allow the contacts to be shorted for manual metering:

Here's a selection of photos snapped round the garden this morning:
1. Taken at f2.0:

2. Again at f2.0:

3. At f5.6 - probably its best aperture for a mix of bokeh and sharpness:

4. Sorry can't remember if this was f2.0 or f4.0:

or the full Album is available here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/62460860@N05/sets/72157651712821867

This is a link to a full size image of a shed door at full resolution, taken at f2.0 - it shows the level of sharpness at the edges. It does degrade, but not as badly as many I've used:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/62460860@N05/17264354168/sizes/o/

Price: £79 inc P&P

These are regularly advertied at £100 on Ebay, so i think this is a fair price for a more than fair lens