| Latest Review Posted | S-M-C/Super/Auto Takumar 35mm F3.5
I have the last version of this lens, multicoated. Till a couple of days ago I wasn't able to get my hands on a good adapter to use it with my K5.
Finally got the original Pentax adapter, and the fit camera/adapter/lens is perfect. Feels like a Limited. I use it with a small metal 50mm hood, and the whole thing is perfect.
The lens is sharp but dreamy wide open. at 5,6 it's very sharp, and at 8/11 there's no difference with the m50/1.7. Not that there isn't any, it's just both lenses on a tripod at those apertures top the sensor, I think.
What's awesome about this lens, which I think is common to other 3.5 max aperture lenses, is what others already mentioned: a very even exposure. at good aperures exposition and sharpness are sweet and even all over, corner to corner. Low CAs, for landscapes it seems to be a winner.
One intangible quality: some lenses, like the kit lens, seem quite sharp, but I think it has to do with contrast, very contrasty lenses look sharp. This is quite the opposite, it looks creamy, but when you zoom in there are tons of subdued detail. This, for demanding applications like landscape, (when speed isn't really an issue anyway) produces very PS-friendly files. You can upres them and sharpen them A LOT. On the other side, very contrasty lenses react in very diverse ways, you get ugly stuff and artifacts, evident mushy corners, etc. This 35 with proper use produces window-like images, there's no local deterioration anywhere. And I'm starting to think ... |
