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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
02-09-2019, 08:39 PM
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It is out of budget range for a great many people which is a shame but then the market is driven by demand: there are not a great many of those f2.8 lenses in circulation. But there are quite a few others down through the years which are not expensive:
(c. 1969) 75mm f4.5 Super-Takumar 6x7
(filter 82mm)
(c. 1971) 75mm f4.5 Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 6x7
(filter 82mm)
(c. 1980) 75mm f4.5 SMC Pentax Shift 6x7
(filter 82mm)
(c. 1990) 75mm f4.5 SMC Pentax 67
(filter 82mm)
My bet would be on the later 1980 to 1990 improved variants of the 75mm over the early Takumars.
(The SMC Pentax 67 designation came in about the same time as the Pentax 67II camera was released, giving the lenses a modern flourish (and in some cases, minor design tweaks) over the considerably dated earlier optics.
Cheers.
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
02-09-2019, 08:24 PM
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If you are looking at the 67 system 75mm equivalent (all manual focus), it exists in three forms: the weighty and clunky 75mm shift, plain 75mm f4.5 (challenging to focus in low light or with a polariser) and the uber-stellar 75mm f2.8AL. No bull, the f.28AL will set you back a hefty amount (esp. if it is found MINT/NIB/NOS, with trap-door [to enable use of a POL you remove this so you can stick your digit up there and make adjustments...] petal hood), and from a professional user's perspective, it is a delight to use, if a little weighty (understandably for its glass): contrasty, indisputably sharp, precise, touch sensitive focus and spring-loaded aperture. It takes the common 67mm filters (if you do put a filter on it, go for B+W or HOYA's). Expect around $1600 to $2,000+ for this lens but do check out any offering in your own hands and with your own eyes -- there are profiteers about, esp. in Japan.
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