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Think I may invest in some M series lenses.....

Jetsam1
Posted 20/11/2010 - 21:09 Link
Looking at my Program A with an F2 M 50mm on the front. Feels really nice....... But I still want the F1.7! I go for manual operation anyway so A series maybe wouldn't be much of an advantage....?

Thinking of creating a nice set here with a 135mm a 50mm and a 28mm if I can find one at a reasonable price? 135mm seem to be between £30 and £50? 28mm seem to go for more like £60+? About right value wise?
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JonSchick
Posted 20/11/2010 - 21:15 Link
If you are interested in a superb SMCM 28/3.5 (better than the 2.8 version), send me a PM. You might also want to get this thread moved to classifieds?

Cheers,

Jon
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Dangermouse
Posted 20/11/2010 - 21:17 Link
Look for the M 28mm f3.5 rather than the f2.8, it's in a different league.

I paid £50 for a mint 135mm and about the same for a near mint 28mm/3.5 a year or so ago.

I have those two along with a black ME Super, 40mm f2.8, and AF160 flash which fit neatly into a compact waterproof box along with three or four rolls of film. A wonderfully stylish compact outfit!
Matt

Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
Jetsam1
Posted 20/11/2010 - 21:22 Link
So, a good wide angle, telephoto and standard is going to be reasonably easy to put together. I have a 35-70mm A series zoom and it's ok, but think I could get better results.

Is the 40mm considered to be good? A lot of these do appear to be quite slow?
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JonSchick
Posted 20/11/2010 - 21:37 Link
Dangermouse wrote:
Look for the M 28mm f3.5 rather than the f2.8, it's in a different league.


See post above to find one!
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Jetsam1
Posted 20/11/2010 - 21:53 Link
Would the 28mm be good on digital as well? Would be almost an ideal focal length I would think and if it's a good performer should get some nice images.
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JonSchick
Posted 20/11/2010 - 22:09 Link
I'll leave others to answer as I have a vested interest....
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bretti_kivi
Posted 20/11/2010 - 22:18 Link
I find 28 to be a wierd length. I can understand its use in video completely, but I have a hard time seeing it in my mind's eye in stills.

24 is great because of the "both eyes" view. I don't see the point in chopping this and found 28 restrictive at times on a zoom, which is why I went 24-70. OTOH, this is on a crop sensor and film, by definition, is not crop.

Looking from a field of view, 18mm on a crop is the "same" as 28mm on a FF. I'd find that to be way too wide angle, but that's me. 24 is as far as I need to go unless I want distortion, then I unpack the 10-24. 40 would probably make sense for me for what and who I shoot. Though it is pretty close to 50mm. Maybe try and find a 24-50 zoom?

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Dangermouse
Posted 20/11/2010 - 22:52 Link
I find 28mm makes a good walkabout lens on digital, add the crop factor in and it's pretty close to 43mm on film. Pentax spent a good deal of money on developing a 43mm lens which people rave about, not least for the field of view...

I used my M 28/3.5 extensively on digital. You do need to use stop down metering but I found it worked pretty well if set to f8 most of the time, just meter and shoot. It's also more or less focus free with larger subjects, as by the time you have all of the item in the frame it's in focus at infinity.

The 40mm pancake is a nice lens. It is quite slow but I've never had any trouble with this outdoors in daylight with 200 or 400 ISO film. I would be amazed if you can't find an M 50mm f1.7 for less though, the pancake despite not being especially rare seems to go for mad sums. I paid £70 for mine which seems to be the lower end of the going rate, the main appeal is the size and the slightly wider field of view than a 50mm which gives you different images to all the standard lens users.

You could also consider the M 75-150mm f4 as an alternative to the 135mm, it's a very spiffy lens with a bit more flexibility than the prime, not much bigger or much slower.
Matt

Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
Edited by Dangermouse: 20/11/2010 - 22:54
thoughton
Posted 20/11/2010 - 23:44 Link
Shamless plug for my M 135 in the classifieds
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Jetsam1
Posted 21/11/2010 - 11:24 Link
Dangermouse wrote:


You could also consider the M 75-150mm f4 as an alternative to the 135mm, it's a very spiffy lens with a bit more flexibility than the prime, not much bigger or much slower.

I have decided recently that for the film cameras certainly that I'm going down the prime route. Seeing as Pentax glass is so good seems fair to do. I'm aiming for duplicate sets for my Program A and the SPotmatics based around decent primes. Considering I have SMC SUper Takumars for the Spotties would be nice to match these....
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Dangermouse
Posted 21/11/2010 - 18:18 Link
Of course, if you want the true K equivalents of the Takumars then you want the original SMC Pentax ("K series"). I have the 28mm/3.5, 55mm/1.8 and 120mm/2.8 from this range and wouldn't part with any of them.
Matt

Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
Jetsam1
Posted 21/11/2010 - 21:01 Link
Ah, but finding those. I don't have a lot of money to spend so the M series appeals as there are plenty to choose from too! I will be looking for more M42 Takumars though I think in the future, esp the wider ones.....
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Dangermouse
Posted 21/11/2010 - 21:49 Link
The Takumar 28mm f3.5 does appeal, although my original intention was to end up with a Spotmatic along with the period lens triplet (35/55/135mm) which I now have (along with an SV). I should probably just hang onto my money and keep my eyes open for a cheap 50mm f1.4 for the Spotmatic as the 55mm was really the correct lens for the SV.
Matt

Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.

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