Originally posted by Ikarus What made you pick those two? I don't have either, but I do know that if you don't mind manual focusing, you could save a bundle.
Helios 44-2 58mm f/2
Super-Takumar 1:1.4/50
Very good suggestions from Ikarus - and lovely shots too!
I'm thinking about getting a Voigtlander 40mm F2 (which does macro) if I can get the readies together before they all disappear. Unfortunately Voigtlander and Zeiss (both manufactured by Cosina) have ceased production of K mount lenses.
I definitely need AF for most of what I do but I think MF lenses with really good optics - like Voigtlander and Zeiss - can produce really special results on those occasions where there is the time to do manual focusing. I do very little landscape but can imagine some of the really sharp MF lenses that are available being the bomb for it.