LBA is killing me!!

hawk232 · 12-14-2011, 11:38 AM

Just got my s-m-c takumar 35mm f/3.5 in the mail... currently waiting on a 135mm f/3.5 to come in (tracking said it was expected today also, but it wasnt so maybe tomorrow, along with my ee-s screen).

Man this thing is awesome!! some of the reviews say its hard to focus, I have a split prism screen and its honestly the easiest lens (to focus) that i own.

a quick sample (the first pic i took with it with ZERO PP):

100% crop:

I REALLY want a 15mm and 31mm ltd lens, i cant afford either so im going crazy buying taks (which in my opinion so far are the next best thing)!!

Last edited by hawk232; 12-14-2011 at 12:07 PM.

hawk232 · 12-14-2011, 11:39 AM

hmm i resized it using photobuckets tool to 1024... seems softer now... at any rate that was wide open (at a blistering fast 3.5 lol)

eddie1960 · 12-14-2011, 11:41 AM

there is a tak 35 f2.0 in the marketplace today (I am sadly on a buying freeze or it would be sold already)

hawk232 · 12-14-2011, 11:48 AM

Originally posted by eddie1960

there is a tak 35 f2.0 in the marketplace today (I am sadly on a buying freeze or it would be sold already)

figures

i searched for about a week and a half before settling on this one... it is pristene and was about $30 less than that so Ill just have to settle for the mean time. The next lens in the 30mm range will be a fa 31ltd for me

**blackcloudbrew** · 12-14-2011, 12:04 PM

eddie - I'm on the same buying freeze! But it's sooooo hard as I saw that tak too today. Anyway, hawk, welcome to the agony of LBA.

eddie1960 · 12-14-2011, 12:05 PM

Originally posted by blackcloudbrew

eddie - I'm on the same buying freeze! But it's sooooo hard as I saw that tak too today. Anyway, hawk, welcome to the agony of LBA.

yeah i just groaned and put my head in my hands. almost enough to make you cry. it was a very good price as well

hawk232 · 12-14-2011, 12:07 PM

I upated the original post with a better example...

eddie1960 · 12-14-2011, 12:41 PM

Looks like a good lens. A lot of the old wides are more highly rated in the 3.5 versions. that extra speed of a 2 would be really nice for street shots though

GDRoth · 12-14-2011, 01:00 PM

I just traded my 21mm LTD for a 40mm LTD and a few bucks.............my recent LBA is a Fuji X100 with 23mm that is wrapped under the tree as we speak......at least the X100 is fixed lens, so avoided future LBA with that camera

repaap · 12-14-2011, 01:25 PM

Oh this subject hurts! It is like AA club for LBA. I want to confess that...just a little while a go there was, is a conversation about this same thing on Single in december thread....well now I purchased a Tokina AT-x 20-35/2.8. Just because someone took great shots with one like for one month. Well I know what you mean. I'm cursed too. BTW my first tak was S.tak 105/2.8. It is superb, after that I got 35/3.5...

repaap · 12-14-2011, 01:32 PM

I looked at that market place 35/2 too...dang!

RioRico · 12-14-2011, 01:36 PM

I looked at the Marketplace lens, and then at the Nikkor-O 35/2 (minimally modded for PK) that cost me US$48 shipped a few months ago, and I didn't feel a need to jump.

Docrwm · 12-14-2011, 01:54 PM

Hi, I'm Robert and I have LBA.

I did fine for a few months but then I got this K5 and in the past 2 weeks I have:

a JCPenney 2x Teleconverter that arrived today (Tokina built)
a Tamron AF 28-105 (IF) on the way from an auction
a Vivitar 28-85 MC Auto 2.8 MC on the way
a DA 18-135 under the tree
and several auctions in progress.......

Help

GDRoth · 12-14-2011, 01:56 PM

Originally posted by Docrwm

Hi, I'm Robert and I have LBA.

I did fine for a few months but then I got this K5 and in the past 2 weeks I have:

a JCPenney 2x Teleconverter that arrived today (Tokina built)
a Tamron AF 28-105 (IF) on the way from an auction
a Vivitar 28-85 MC Auto 2.8 MC on the way
a DA 18-135 under the tree
and several auctions in progress.......

Help

Sorry...........there is no help.............

hoanpham · 12-14-2011, 03:12 PM

All of you should not limited to takumar or pentax glasses. Get the nikkor or the zuiko if they are cheaper, then with minimal mod, they should work with pk mount bodies

I have to admit that SR in pentax bodies is SO good on these 'off-brand' lenses.

And there is no help to cry out until all fund is gone.

Originally posted by GDRoth

Sorry...........there is no help.............

12-14-2011, 11:38 AM	#1
hawk232 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Citrus Hills, Fl Posts: 50	LBA is killing me!! Just got my s-m-c takumar 35mm f/3.5 in the mail... currently waiting on a 135mm f/3.5 to come in (tracking said it was expected today also, but it wasnt so maybe tomorrow, along with my ee-s screen). Man this thing is awesome!! some of the reviews say its hard to focus, I have a split prism screen and its honestly the easiest lens (to focus) that i own. a quick sample (the first pic i took with it with ZERO PP): 100% crop: I REALLY want a 15mm and 31mm ltd lens, i cant afford either so im going crazy buying taks (which in my opinion so far are the next best thing)!! Last edited by hawk232; 12-14-2011 at 12:07 PM.

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12-14-2011, 11:39 AM	#2
hawk232 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Citrus Hills, Fl Posts: 50 Original Poster	hmm i resized it using photobuckets tool to 1024... seems softer now... at any rate that was wide open (at a blistering fast 3.5 lol)

12-14-2011, 11:41 AM	#3
eddie1960 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,666	there is a tak 35 f2.0 in the marketplace today (I am sadly on a buying freeze or it would be sold already)

12-14-2011, 11:48 AM	#4
hawk232 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Citrus Hills, Fl Posts: 50 Original Poster	Originally posted by eddie1960 there is a tak 35 f2.0 in the marketplace today (I am sadly on a buying freeze or it would be sold already) figures i searched for about a week and a half before settling on this one... it is pristene and was about $30 less than that so Ill just have to settle for the mean time. The next lens in the 30mm range will be a fa 31ltd for me

12-14-2011, 12:04 PM	#5
blackcloudbrew Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cotati, California USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,460	eddie - I'm on the same buying freeze! But it's sooooo hard as I saw that tak too today. Anyway, hawk, welcome to the agony of LBA.

12-14-2011, 12:05 PM	#6
eddie1960 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,666	Originally posted by blackcloudbrew eddie - I'm on the same buying freeze! But it's sooooo hard as I saw that tak too today. Anyway, hawk, welcome to the agony of LBA. yeah i just groaned and put my head in my hands. almost enough to make you cry. it was a very good price as well

12-14-2011, 12:07 PM	#7
hawk232 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Citrus Hills, Fl Posts: 50 Original Poster	I upated the original post with a better example...

12-14-2011, 12:41 PM	#8
eddie1960 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,666	Looks like a good lens. A lot of the old wides are more highly rated in the 3.5 versions. that extra speed of a 2 would be really nice for street shots though

12-14-2011, 01:00 PM	#9
GDRoth Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: S.E. Michigan, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 830	I just traded my 21mm LTD for a 40mm LTD and a few bucks.............my recent LBA is a Fuji X100 with 23mm that is wrapped under the tree as we speak......at least the X100 is fixed lens, so avoided future LBA with that camera

12-14-2011, 01:25 PM	#10
repaap Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,242	Oh this subject hurts! It is like AA club for LBA. I want to confess that...just a little while a go there was, is a conversation about this same thing on Single in december thread....well now I purchased a Tokina AT-x 20-35/2.8. Just because someone took great shots with one like for one month. Well I know what you mean. I'm cursed too. BTW my first tak was S.tak 105/2.8. It is superb, after that I got 35/3.5...

12-14-2011, 01:32 PM	#11
repaap Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,242	I looked at that market place 35/2 too...dang!

12-14-2011, 01:36 PM	#12
RioRico Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Limbo, California Posts: 11,263	I looked at the Marketplace lens, and then at the Nikkor-O 35/2 (minimally modded for PK) that cost me US$48 shipped a few months ago, and I didn't feel a need to jump.

12-14-2011, 01:54 PM	#13
Docrwm Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Somewhere in the Southern US Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,285	Hi, I'm Robert and I have LBA. I did fine for a few months but then I got this K5 and in the past 2 weeks I have: a JCPenney 2x Teleconverter that arrived today (Tokina built) a Tamron AF 28-105 (IF) on the way from an auction a Vivitar 28-85 MC Auto 2.8 MC on the way a DA 18-135 under the tree and several auctions in progress....... Help

12-14-2011, 01:56 PM	#14
GDRoth Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: S.E. Michigan, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 830	Originally posted by Docrwm Hi, I'm Robert and I have LBA. I did fine for a few months but then I got this K5 and in the past 2 weeks I have: a JCPenney 2x Teleconverter that arrived today (Tokina built) a Tamron AF 28-105 (IF) on the way from an auction a Vivitar 28-85 MC Auto 2.8 MC on the way a DA 18-135 under the tree and several auctions in progress....... Help Sorry...........there is no help.............

12-14-2011, 03:12 PM	#15
hoanpham Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Strand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,366	All of you should not limited to takumar or pentax glasses. Get the nikkor or the zuiko if they are cheaper, then with minimal mod, they should work with pk mount bodies I have to admit that SR in pentax bodies is SO good on these 'off-brand' lenses. And there is no help to cry out until all fund is gone. Originally posted by GDRoth Sorry...........there is no help.............