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Took a couple of test shots with the A*135mm today (finally?) as requested in a earlier thread.
It's a groovy lens, but the DOF at 1.8 is wafer thin!
I took these during my lunchbreak, so don't expect a high level of creativity as i was starving!

First one stopped down to f4.0 1/250-ish



Then another one at f1.8 1/1500-something



I have to say this is one of the best lenses i've tried. Wouldn't say no to a DA version with SDM...

[davemdsn]

I have coveted this lens for many years but have never found one within my reach.

I have coveted this lens for many years but have never found one within my reach.

You just need some bucks SMC PENTAX-A* 135mm f1.8 LENS/K1000/LX/MX/USED/RARE/$1 - eBay (item 250209262899 end time Jan-30-08 18:01:19 PST)...or a bucket of bucks

[m8o]

...$850 so far and that's with a scratched-up front lens... :ugh:

[little laker]

The price went up another $200.50 before the auction ended.

I'm glad that I wasn't in on that action.

[and]

Hi,
You remembered
I cant remember seeing any other pictures taken by this lens on this forum before. Nice to get to see some.

I have seen this lens for sale a couple of times, when a used camera store has it it tends to stay in stock because of the crazy price. I have seen it priced above both FA 80-200 and FA 85.