Douglas E Harmon schrieb:
> Hey all, I checked BOA's site on this, but was wondering what the
> general consensus was on the M-85mm F2.0. Any comments
> appreciated.....
The lens has rather low resolution not only wide open but also when
stopped down. All other Pentax 85mm lenses are superior in that respect.
Maybe ALL other SMC Pentax primes offer better resolution.With just 5
spherical elements one probably cannot construct a fast lenswith very
high resolution. However, high resolution is not necessarily what you
really want in a portrait lens. I did some very nice and natural
portraits with this lens. Nicely blurred background. Beautiful colours.
The M85/f2 is almost as small as a normal lens, so one can easily take
it everywhere without intimidating the peolpe you want to portrait, and
mechanically it is really wonderful. I should not have sold mine. But of
course the FA77/f1.8 is still a greater joy...
Arnold
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