If the aperture blades are noticeably slow, the lens is worthless without investing in a CLA, and even then it may be useless depending on the cause of the problem. You have no way of knowing how slow the blades are, or if they are slow a consistent amount at each exposure and at each aperture. IOW, it's junk unless you can get inside, determine the cause, and repair the problem.
Tiger Moses wrote: > Today I got my most recetn addition, > SMC-M 35mm/2.8, at a great price from Ebay. > This is my first lense with what might be > called "slow aperature blades". > What effect will this have on my pics? I > am presuming I might get over > exposure, but > not sure how much, maybe less than a stop? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/darkroom-rentals/index.html - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
