I'll say 50-135. 2011/6/22 Steven Desjardins <[email protected]>: > Assuming we are talking about sharpness at optimum aperture, I would > have to say my FA50 1.4, closely followed by the FA100 2.8 macro and > the FA135 2.8. > > On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: >> I love Frank's sig: "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri >> Cartier-Bresson >> yet there is little that exceeds sharpness as the mark of a great >> optical design. >> There have been several lenses that have been claimed to be the >> "sharpest" in the Pentax stable, and others beyond Pentax (Zeiss >> probably most often mentioned). >> >> So I thought I would ask PDML members for their opinions on which lens >> (or lenses) they would rank as the sharpest in their stable: >> Overall >> and >> Wide Open >> >> I do not have a GREAT collection of lenses from which to choose, but I >> would have to say that mine right now, at least the sharpest wide open >> is the Tele-Takumar 200mm f5.6. In addition to sharpness it has great >> color and contrast. I love that lens. I have two lenses on the way >> that might rival it (we'll have to see)... a Vivitar Series 1 28-90mm >> f2.8-3.5 and a screwmount S-M-C Takumar 135mm f2.5 (version 2). The >> latter is definitely not the sharpest wide open (but acceptably so) >> but is often mentioned as one of the finest 135mm lenses in the known >> universe. >> >> What say you? >> >> Darren Addy >> Kearney, Nebraska. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > > -- > Steve Desjardins > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. >
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