On a Christmas morning about 25 years ago, my Dad presented me with a brand new A*85/1.4 lens; my folks were comfortable, but very far from wealthy - yet they unselfishly did Christmas in a big way for me, my wife and daughters. Here's a link to some pictures of the lens, which I've tried to maintain in like-new condition:
https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-slr-lens-discussion/109253-pentax-%2A-85-1-4-a.html
I haven't used it in a few years (it was - sort of - superseded when I got my DA 70Limited), but . . . for whatever reason . . . . . I pulled it off the shelf today. This evening, when it cooled down sufficiently to survive under the ambient conditions, I grabbed some pictures around the house, picking - for lack of better subjects - our magnolia tree (specifically buds) and my car. All of these were taken under extreme mosquito attack (I wiped the blood off before putting the car back into the garage).
Jer
Hand held at minium focusing distance; 1/4000 s@f/1.4; about 70 % cropped:
1/1000 s @ f/2.8; about 50% cropped:
The following car shots were either uncropped or only moderately so.
1/90s @ f/8:
1/45s @ f/8:
1/180s @ f/4:
1/45s @ f/4:
Originally posted by dragonfly 
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