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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
01-01-2012, 09:38 AM
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This is great and interesting thread. I think there is some appeal in using manual focus lenses, something to do with being off mainstream and doing it like old-school photographers. Sure it is more demanding and less convenient to use them, but also I find it more rewarding. To me shooting manual lenses on digital cameras make more sense than ever - with film cameras, we needed fast AF in many situation, because we had few film frames to get the photo we want. There was no way of checking out the results unless the film was developed. Whereas with digital cameras we have this convenience and much more space. Focusing manually requires some experience and occassionally results in misfocused photos or missed decisive moments, but on the other hand it gives me rewarding feeling when I got focus correct and photo that has everything in it right. Regarding the optical performance of the AF and MF lenses, I suppose it is up to everybodys personal taste - I find my 3 K-lenses (K20/4, K35/3.5, K85/1.8) splendid and capable of deliver the performance even, yet different to my 2 limiteds. Only thing I wish for is some 'K-5 super' with decrippled mount and viewfinder like pre-AF film cameras :)
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