50-200mm lens

[creampuff]

funny there is always times where all good stuffs appear at the same time. Your extension tube and there is a Voigtlander 125/f2.5 also.

The Voightlander Macro Apo-Lanthar 125mm f2.5 currently on sale by Chif is one of the few remaining ones worldwide in Pentax PKA mount. He is the official Voigtlander rep here and I have had nothing but excellent service from him.

This lens is truly a keeper and I would highly recommend this lens to any Pentaxian simply because it produces images which are extraordinarily sharp and gives very snappy contrast. This lens has no visible distortion, no vignetting, and no chromatic aberration (ie. purple fringing) no doubt due to use of Apochromatic lens elements. The lens is usable from max aperture and beats any Pentax macro lens I know. You want creamy bokeh, this lens delivers with its 9 aperture blades.

Cosina did a fantastic job on the quality. Construction of the lens is first rate - all metal, no plastic anywhere and about the only negative thing I can say about this lens is that it weighs in at 690g because of this. This lens is probably the fastest macro lens you can find for Pentax and you get f2.5 even at 1:1 magnification! Viewfinder image is very bright. The lens coating is great, plus the rectangular lens hood and metal screw-in lens cap are first rate.

Using this lens is really magical when you look in the viewfinder. You can shoot at something in the distance (as a tele) and continuously focus down up close to objects and see the narrow DOF (as a macro). I find it more versatile than I originally thought.

Yes it isn't cheap but this lens will appreciate in value because there aren't any being made anymore and this kind of build quality you will never find anymore. Definitely the best value I have ever spent on any lens now or in the past. I would happily plonk money on this than on any dumb superzoom, long tele or fisheye or any new Pentax DA* lens because at the end of the day, I know I will never find this kind of quality or versatility. :thumbsup:

Moral of the story: GO AND BUY THIS LENS WHILE IT STILL AVAILABLE.
Nobody I know has regretted owning this lens.

http://forums.clubsnap.com/showthread.php?t=294936

 

[istDeS]

The Voightlander Macro Apo-Lanthar 125mm f2.5 currently on sale by Chif is one of the few remaining ones worldwide in Pentax PKA mount. He is the official Voigtlander rep here and I have had nothing but excellent service from him.

This lens is truly a keeper and I would highly recommend this lens to any Pentaxian simply because it produces images which are extraordinarily sharp and gives very snappy contrast. This lens has no visible distortion, no vignetting, and no chromatic aberration (ie. purple fringing) no doubt due to use of Apochromatic lens elements. The lens is usable from max aperture and beats any Pentax macro lens I know. You want creamy bokeh, this lens delivers with its 9 aperture blades.

Cosina did a fantastic job on the quality. Construction of the lens is first rate - all metal, no plastic anywhere and about the only negative thing I can say about this lens is that it weighs in at 690g because of this. This lens is probably the fastest macro lens you can find for Pentax and you get f2.5 even at 1:1 magnification! Viewfinder image is very bright. The lens coating is great, plus the rectangular lens hood and metal screw-in lens cap are first rate.

Using this lens is really magical when you look in the viewfinder. You can shoot at something in the distance (as a tele) and continuously focus down up close to objects and see the narrow DOF (as a macro). I find it more versatile than I originally thought.

Yes it isn't cheap but this lens will appreciate in value because there aren't any being made anymore and this kind of build quality you will never find anymore. Definitely the best value I have ever spent on any lens now or in the past. I would happily plonk money on this than on any dumb superzoom, long tele or fisheye or any new Pentax DA* lens because at the end of the day, I know I will never find this kind of quality or versatility. :thumbsup:

Moral of the story: GO AND BUY THIS LENS WHILE IT STILL AVAILABLE.
Nobody I know has regretted owning this lens.

http://forums.clubsnap.com/showthread.php?t=294936

:thumbsup: I will definitely grab it with no hesitation if i can afford.:cry:

 

[seafone]

This thread is about the 50-200mm lens, so I thought I should just post this here. I recently took some pictures abroad. This so-so, cheapo, light-weight 50-200mm seems to be under use by me as I only mount it once during this trip. And this is the only shot that I thought I was doing it for funz.

as usual, picture only resized and no PP done. I kinda like the natural soft edge and detail sharpness. Yet the contrast and color are just right.

cheerss..