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**Riggomatic** · 06-25-2020, 07:13 PM

Originally posted by MXLX

@Riggomatic--I had looked at your pics several times before I saw the "baseball" in the last one.

One of the hotels downtown Fort Wayne, by Parkview Field. Home of the Tin Caps.

I forgot about my 55mm f1.8. I even had that mounted on my K-5 for the day.

**iheiramo** · 06-26-2020, 12:50 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by MXLX

Thanks for the info, all. I happened upon a K 120 for a price well below the average in the reviews. On its way.

Congrats on the new lens

Jonathan Mac · 06-26-2020, 03:43 AM

Originally posted by MXLX

Thanks for the info, all. I happened upon a K 120 for a price well below the average in the reviews. On its way.

Let us know how you get on with it and please post a review when you feel you're able. There aren't many. There's also the K club for shots: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/122-lens-clubs/29948-k-club.html

Looking now I see that it's rated slightly higher than the highly-praised 135/2.5 and the prices are much higher than the M version with one reviewer paying $500 (ouch).

**MXLX** · 06-26-2020, 03:05 PM - **1 Like**

Well...If I'm honest...

I happened upon a 135/2.5 for a song as well.

**Riggomatic** · 06-26-2020, 03:34 PM

Now you are hooked!

**MXLX** · 06-26-2020, 04:03 PM

^^^^^
Fair bet. Now I'm waiting for the unicorn of all unicorns to fall from the sky: A Hollywood 28/2.0. Shoulda jumped when one of those surfaced last fall.

**iheiramo** · 06-26-2020, 11:39 PM

Originally posted by MXLX

^^^^^
Fair bet. Now I'm waiting for the unicorn of all unicorns to fall from the sky: A Hollywood 28/2.0. Shoulda jumped when one of those surfaced last fall.

There's been one on sale in Finland for a year now. 949€ price tag keeps it available.

**Riggomatic** · 06-27-2020, 04:22 AM

@MXLX here's a thread, if you haven't come across it already

The K-Club! - PentaxForums.com

that is sure to inspire additional K lens purchases.

**MXLX** · 06-27-2020, 05:15 AM - **1 Like**

Stoppit.

**grey goat** · 06-27-2020, 09:17 AM

Originally posted by MXLX

Well...If I'm honest...

I happened upon a 135/2.5 for a song as well.

The K 135/2.5 is superb; I use it for indoor concert photography at a small venue, and it yields great closeups of musicians. Sharp.

The K 200/2.5 . . . yes. I used to use it at indoor middle school band concerts, hand-held, and it performed really well.

The K 120? Sigh. I don't have one. But I do have the M 120/2.8 and I like it a lot. Not sure what a comparison might reveal, but I can't think of anything faults with the M.

I think overall I have more K lenses than I do M lenses, but I don't think I'd balk at an M. I had a really sharp M 28/3.5, though, that I sold after shooting a couple years with the K 28/3.5. I can't remember for sure why I kept the K and sold the M, but I think it may have had something to do with the bokeh. There was something about the K that struck me as just ever-so-slightly more to my taste than the M. (Of course, if I were to make the comparison now, or three years from now, it's possible I may have opted to keep the M. Who knows.)

Anyway, you're going to love the K 135/2.5, and I'm sure you'll love the K 120, too.

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06-25-2020, 07:13 PM	#16
Riggomatic Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Auburn, Indiana Photos: Albums Posts: 3,886	Originally posted by MXLX @Riggomatic--I had looked at your pics several times before I saw the "baseball" in the last one. One of the hotels downtown Fort Wayne, by Parkview Field. Home of the Tin Caps. I forgot about my 55mm f1.8. I even had that mounted on my K-5 for the day.

06-26-2020, 12:50 AM - 1 Like	#17
iheiramo Unoriginal Poster Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Espoo Photos: Albums Posts: 3,182	Originally posted by MXLX Thanks for the info, all. I happened upon a K 120 for a price well below the average in the reviews. On its way. Congrats on the new lens

06-26-2020, 03:43 AM	#18
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,911	Originally posted by MXLX Thanks for the info, all. I happened upon a K 120 for a price well below the average in the reviews. On its way. Let us know how you get on with it and please post a review when you feel you're able. There aren't many. There's also the K club for shots: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/122-lens-clubs/29948-k-club.html Looking now I see that it's rated slightly higher than the highly-praised 135/2.5 and the prices are much higher than the M version with one reviewer paying $500 (ouch).

06-26-2020, 03:05 PM - 1 Like	#19
MXLX Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Western NC Photos: Albums Posts: 841 Original Poster	Well...If I'm honest... I happened upon a 135/2.5 for a song as well.

06-26-2020, 03:34 PM	#20
Riggomatic Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Auburn, Indiana Photos: Albums Posts: 3,886	Now you are hooked!

06-26-2020, 04:03 PM	#21
MXLX Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Western NC Photos: Albums Posts: 841 Original Poster	^^^^^ Fair bet. Now I'm waiting for the unicorn of all unicorns to fall from the sky: A Hollywood 28/2.0. Shoulda jumped when one of those surfaced last fall.

06-26-2020, 11:39 PM	#22
iheiramo Unoriginal Poster Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Espoo Photos: Albums Posts: 3,182	Originally posted by MXLX ^^^^^ Fair bet. Now I'm waiting for the unicorn of all unicorns to fall from the sky: A Hollywood 28/2.0. Shoulda jumped when one of those surfaced last fall. There's been one on sale in Finland for a year now. 949€ price tag keeps it available.

06-27-2020, 04:22 AM	#23
Riggomatic Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Auburn, Indiana Photos: Albums Posts: 3,886	@MXLX here's a thread, if you haven't come across it already The K-Club! - PentaxForums.com that is sure to inspire additional K lens purchases.

06-27-2020, 05:15 AM - 1 Like	#24
MXLX Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Western NC Photos: Albums Posts: 841 Original Poster	Stoppit.

06-27-2020, 09:17 AM	#25
grey goat Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Spring Green, WI Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 945	Originally posted by MXLX Well...If I'm honest... I happened upon a 135/2.5 for a song as well. The K 135/2.5 is superb; I use it for indoor concert photography at a small venue, and it yields great closeups of musicians. Sharp. The K 200/2.5 . . . yes. I used to use it at indoor middle school band concerts, hand-held, and it performed really well. The K 120? Sigh. I don't have one. But I do have the M 120/2.8 and I like it a lot. Not sure what a comparison might reveal, but I can't think of anything faults with the M. I think overall I have more K lenses than I do M lenses, but I don't think I'd balk at an M. I had a really sharp M 28/3.5, though, that I sold after shooting a couple years with the K 28/3.5. I can't remember for sure why I kept the K and sold the M, but I think it may have had something to do with the bokeh. There was something about the K that struck me as just ever-so-slightly more to my taste than the M. (Of course, if I were to make the comparison now, or three years from now, it's possible I may have opted to keep the M. Who knows.) Anyway, you're going to love the K 135/2.5, and I'm sure you'll love the K 120, too.

120mm- M vs K

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