[fr3nzy]

Hello there,
I am new here and I want to complete my shooting gear with some primes. I have at the moment K100D (from 2007) and I plan to upgrade to K-5. I now have the kit lens (18-55) and M50 f1.4. I want to buy one wide lens and one tele photo. I am from Bulgaria and here is a guy who sells a lot of old lens for around $50 a piece and it will be cheaper for me to buy from him since the shipping wil be only $3 for both items opposed to $60 if I buy them from ebay.

Here is the list of wideangles:
SMC Pentax-M 28mm 1:2.8 - reserved
MC Sun Wide-Auto 28mm 1:2.5.
RMC Tokina 28mm 1:2.8 P/K-A
Takumar-A 28mm 1:2.8 P/K-A
MC Miranda 28mm 1:2.8 Macro. K-A/R
MC Vivitar 28mm 1:2.8 Wide Angle P/K-A
MC Corton Wide Angle 28 mm 1:2.8 P/K-A
MC Prinzflex 28mm 1:2.8
MC Vivitar 28mm 1:2.8.
MC Soligor wide-auto 28mm 1:2.8
HMC Hoya 28mm 1:2.8 wide-auto
MC Miranda 28mm 1:2.8
MC Auto Chinon 28mm 1:2.8.
Auto Chinon Multi-Coated 28mm 1:2.8
Tamron Adaptall-2 28mm f/2.5 (02B).
Bbar-Multi C Tamron 28mm 1:2.8. Adaptall.

Here is the list with tele lens (there are 2 zooms):
Takumar 80-200mm F4.5
SMC Pentax-M 75-150mm F4
SMC Pentax-M 80-200mm F4.5

Zoom:
SMC Pentax-M 135mm 1:3.5
MC Cosinon-T 200mm 1:4


Thank you in advance. Your help will be appreciated very much

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Last edited by Parallax; 11-21-2012 at 10:01 AM.

[rob1234]

This: Tamron Adaptall-2 28mm f/2.5 (02B)

This: SMC Pentax-M 75-150mm F4

and this: SMC Pentax-M 135mm 1:3.5

[Jean Poitiers]

This: Tamron Adaptall-2 28mm f/2.5 (02B)

This: SMC Pentax-M 75-150mm F4

and this: SMC Pentax-M 135mm 1:3.5

I agree ... I have both the Tamron and the M 75-150 (good lenses) ... Also, remember to get a mount for the Adaptall-2 if one does not come with it ... a PK/M or better yet a PK/A if you can find one at a reasonable price. J

PS - Welcome to PF!

[jatrax]

I'll add another vote for the SMC Pentax-M 75-150 It is quite an excellent lens from that time period. Mine is in great shape, very well made with no zoom creep.

[fr3nzy]

What about the RMC Tokina 28mm? I just saw some pictures from it with amazing sharpness http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2574/5714080332_f475531484_b_d.jpg

[jimr-pdx]

I've found my thrill with Rikenon lenses, the 28mm f//2.8 Rikenon-P (yes the P series has a 'Ricoh pin' but mine has an innocuous one) and the 70-150 f/4 XR. Both are quite excellent; when I read the SMC-M 75-150 reviews I feel like the Rikenon XR is being reviewed. The 70-150 is a two-ring design (focus and zoom are separate) and the zoom is internal, no longer/shorter lens. Good stuff - but you won't go wrong with original Pentax lenses.

[Just1MoreDave]

What about the RMC Tokina 28mm? I just saw some pictures from it with amazing sharpness http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2574/5714080332_f475531484_b_d.jpg

I have one of these and mine is pretty sharp too. I think it's a good lens. The minimum aperture is only f16, unusual but not really a problem. I've never used f22 at 28mm. The KA mount is a good feature to have.

The Tamron 02B 28mm f2.5 is also pretty good and sharp. If you get a KA mount for that price, I'd rate it above the Tokina just on value.

The Pentax-M is a bit behind these in sharpness but good enough so you wouldn't notice except on a test chart.

The Vivitar PK-A and the Takumar might be good enough but a bit of a gamble. Vivitar used a lot of manufacturers and some are great, some are just OK. The Takumar is supposed to be the same optical formula as the Pentax-A, which I found to be very good, but will have cheaper coatings, not so good.

The other 28mm lenses are more of a gamble at $50 than I would risk. For $15, take a shot.

[stevebrot]

Tamron Adaptall-2 28mm f/2.5 (02B)

Of the 28s, my vote goes with that one...Does it come with the PK adapter?


Steve

[hoanpham]

There are 20+ different versions of vivitar 28mm f2.8.
Few of them are very good with superb IQ, and with close focus capability.

[oxidized]

I've used in the past the Vivitar 28 2.8. It is a pretty sharp lens, especially when you stop it down a bit. You may also consider the Vivitar 28mm "close focus" variant, which I hear performs better than the version up there.

[Lowell Goudge]

I would take the multi coated tokens with PKA mount, this lets you use flash and full auto modes.

Then either the M 75-150 or the M135 but not both

[Rossostarter]

Vivitar 28mm f 2,8 with sn 28xxxxxx