Nesster, the problem with mounting the lens is almost certainly related to the aperture linkage bumping up against something. By the way, have you ever looked at how they solved the open-aperture metering problem in the Spotmatic F and other compatible Spotmatics? It is pure genius.
I definitely had a blast getting out in the unpopulated woods and visiting old temples nestled back in the mountains. I'm really looking forward to doing it again next weekend. And that 35/3.5 is a far better lens than I had hoped it would be, despite having seen some excellent examples from it here and there on the net.
This shot was taken after the main road petered out and turned into a forestry road. I went 4km up up up into the mountains, to the point that I was actually looking down on some low-lying clouds on the next mountain over. There was
nobody and
nothing up there. I had to dodge some fallen rocks in the road to even get up that far. The sign cautions people to guard against forest fires.
Pentax K20D
S-M-C Takumar 28/3.5