[PENTAX LEEBO]

Pentax Leebo, Adorama has a nice price on a K135/2.5 right now:
Pentax SMC 135mm f/2.5 Manual Focus Lens for Pentax K Mount
It should fit right in with those other great K-series lenses in your bag--it can be a bit of a beast, but there's usually one shot with it in the average outing that makes me smile.

Thanks unsure of the condition as they haven't provided a photo, it states V which means it may not be in the best condition but the price is great good of you to point this out. I would really like to get this lens eventually as I get the feeling it will be an enjoyable focal length giving some extra reach when needed although 85mm has been sufficient at present. Also heard that the longer lens has an effect on picture quality as the light has further to travel whether there is any truth in this I'm not 100% sure as the 85mm has a short barrel for its focal length. The photos that I have seen taken with the 135mm have shown that it is a more than capable lens

[CreationBear]

it is a more than capable lens

FWIW, you can check KEH as well--it wasn't a rare lens, so they often come up ("Excellent" condition will usually run about $200 USD.) At any rate, it's not a "sunny day lens" in my hands--like a lot of old glass it fringes--but in more sedate conditions I've found mine to have a really pleasant personality.

[pepperberry farm]

new to me lens.... still working on getting good shots with it:

[ChristianRock]

new to me lens.... still working on getting good shots with it:

That's a good shot with great colors! Where did you get it if you don't mind me asking? It's hard to find one of those these days. It's been in my list of "future LBA" for quite a while (so much LBA, so little money...)

[pepperberry farm]

That's a good shot with great colors! Where did you get it if you don't mind me asking? It's hard to find one of those these days. It's been in my list of "future LBA" for quite a while (so much LBA, so little money...)

my copy came from the U.K. via eBay, and I'm currently working on a tripod solution for it...

I know there a couple on eBay now, as I see them in my searches...

[PENTAX LEEBO]

FWIW, you can check KEH as well--it wasn't a rare lens, so they often come up ("Excellent" condition will usually run about $200 USD.) At any rate, it's not a "sunny day lens" in my hands--like a lot of old glass it fringes--but in more sedate conditions I've found mine to have a really pleasant personality.

Thanks again CreationBear will keep in mind all that you've said much appreciated

[baro-nite]

K30 @ 2.8

That's an interesting comparison; thanks for setting up the two shots so carefully. Remarkable how different they are, although both look good. Gives some support to the notion of the 30/2.8 as the "poor man's 31 limited".

[noelpolar]

Was called in today to search for Mad Max in the wastelands........ followed his tyre tracks for a while..... but the tracker dogs eventually lost him in the swamps.....K30/2.8


Waste lands.jpg by Noel Leahy, on Flickr

[edgedemon]

Great shot! Are you finding the k30/2.8 needs a hood?

[noelpolar]

Great shot! Are you finding the k30/2.8 needs a hood?

Thanks. I always use hoods..... see post 2378 on previous page for photo of the hood on it..... its the lens on the camera.... cheep ebay aluminium slotted hood....not as practicle but i liked the look. Sometimes use a rubber one as well.

[edgedemon]

Thanks. I always use hoods..... see post 2378 on previous page for photo of the hood on it..... its the lens on the camera.... cheep ebay aluminium slotted hood....not as practicle but i liked the look. Sometimes use a rubber one as well.

Cheers for that, just snagged a collapsible rubber one off the bay, I can use it with my 55mm as well

[pepperberry farm]

still learning with this lens; there's CA here that I am working hard to learn how to correct in post:



of course, if I drain all the color out... it doesn't matter:

[edgedemon]

Going to be joining this club soon, I won an auction for the 30mm F2.8 for £157, a little bit more than I wanted but then again, they don't come up that often.
Thanks everyone for the pictures, they were the main reason why I went for this lens

[noelpolar]

Going to be joining this club soon, I won an auction for the 30mm F2.8 for £157, a little bit more than I wanted but then again, they don't come up that often.
Thanks everyone for the pictures, they were the main reason why I went for this lens

Thats about what I paid....... congrats.

[monochrome]

Congrats!