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I have a Sigma 28mm f1.8 macro which is really good. It's full-frame coverage, too.
I got it for close photos, wide enough for shooting models, miniatures etc but find it very nice indoors in low light for general use, and find it more useful than I had anticipated wide open. It has a great "normal" view and color rendering is excellent.

[Sagitta]

Oh! And as a size comparison, just in case you're curious, here's the 35-70 hiding among a bunch of fast 50's and a 28mm. I pulled all my lenses that could get me under 55mm and did a group shot just for giggles. The beast in the back is a rebranded Samyang 35mm f/1.4. Its as heavy as it looks, but if you have $300 to spare and want Popeye forearms, I say go for it. Its an absolutely amazing lens.

EDIT: And its probably LR's perspective correction, but my ring on my 28 looks... curved.

[Pentax1000]

Oh! And as a size comparison, just in case you're curious, here's the 35-70 hiding among a bunch of fast 50's and a 28mm. I pulled all my lenses that could get me under 55mm and did a group shot just for giggles. The beast in the back is a rebranded Samyang 35mm f/1.4. Its as heavy as it looks, but if you have $300 to spare and want Popeye forearms, I say go for it. Its an absolutely amazing lens.

EDIT: And its probably LR's perspective correction, but my ring on my 28 looks... curved.

Nice collection you have there. But I can't see anything 100mm focal length and beyond?
There is not much difference from 50 to 35 so I would choose one of those 28mm, although I won't say NO to that "little" boy in the background.

300$ would be too much. I would rather invest in a lens for my DSLR (non-Pentax) or a good flash.

BTW, which other brands did SMC made lenses for? Lets say, were Miranda/Tokina/Soligor/Sigma/<whatever>... lenses made by SMC or with similar glass quality?

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SMC was Asahi's trademark for Super Multi Coat - the lens coating.
Takumar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Sagitta]

Nice collection you have there. But I can't see anything 100mm focal length and beyond?
There is not much difference from 50 to 35 so I would choose one of those 28mm, although I won't say NO to that "little" boy in the background.

300$ would be too much. I would rather invest in a lens for my DSLR (non-Pentax) or a good flash.

BTW, which other brands did SMC made lenses for? Lets say, were Miranda/Tokina/Soligor/Sigma/<whatever>... lenses made by SMC or with similar glass quality?

As far as I know, Pentax/Asahi/etc branded as Takumars, Pentax, and Cosmicars. The Cosmicars are mainly CCTV/video lenses, but there are a few stray K-mounts out there as well.

As for who made Pentax compatible lenses, thats another story and a list a mile long.

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Nice collection you have there. But I can't see anything 100mm focal length and beyond?

I actually don't have any zooms that go from under 55mm to anywhere above 100mm. As far as 100mm plus lenses go, I have... a lot. 200mm prime (being used for a Single In this month, actually), 300mm primne, a crappy 400mm, even crappier 500mm, and a bunch of assorted zooms that can get me past 100mm easily. Oh yea, and five 135mm's. Those things tend to reproduce on me like coat hangers.

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I actually don't have any zooms that go from under 55mm to anywhere above 100mm. As far as 100mm plus lenses go, I have... a lot. 200mm prime (being used for a Single In this month, actually), 300mm primne, a crappy 400mm, even crappier 500mm, and a bunch of assorted zooms that can get me past 100mm easily. Oh yea, and five 135mm's. Those things tend to reproduce on me like coat hangers.

I have a prime lens with 1000mm in focal length, and a fixed aperture of f/10. It's a great piece of Russian engineering, if you ask me.
But none of your tripods have a chance against this guy.

Unluckily, this kind of objective lenses and tripods don't use to reproduce on me :P