Pentax SMC-A f2.8 28mm

[Rob Leslie]

I was sorting out some shots and I thought that’s nice and detailed so I blew it up a bit
Pentax SMC-A f2.8 28mm on the K10D


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[Nesster]

Hey, these are fantastic! I've always loved mine, it is very quiet but lethal. Much better than its reputation, I think many Pentax folks tend to be enamored by the more flamboyant color of other Pentax and Takumar lenses.
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[maddog10]

I like these very much. An interesting subject.

What piece of equipment was this attached to, looks to be 'used and abused'.
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DSLR: Nikon - D3, D80, D40 Canon- 5D
Film: Nikon - F5, F2, F, EM, FG, FE, Nikkorex Contax - G2 Mamiya - M645 Olympus - OM1 Praktika - LTL PLC3 Pentax - Spotmatic SP Yashica Electro 35 GSN Zenit - B
Nikon Mount Lens: Nikkor - 2.8/20 2.8/24 2/28 2.8/28 3.5/28 2/35 2.8/35 1.4/50 1.8/50 2/50 1.8/85 2/85 2.5/105 2.8/135 3.5/135 2.8/180 4/200 4.5/300 Micro 2.8/55 Micro 4/200 Zoom 3.5/36-72 3.5/43-86 4/70-210 Sigma - Zoom 2.8-4/35-70 Soligor - 3.5-4.5/28-80 4.5/80-200 5.6/95-310 Tamron - SP 2.8-3.8/35-80 SP 3.5/70-210 3.8-4/80-210 Vivitar - 3.8/19 2.8/28 (Series 1) 3.5-4.5/19-35 (Kiron) 3.5/70-210 Zenitar - 2.8/16
Contax Mount Lens: Carl Zeiss - Biogon 2.8/21 Biogon 2.8/28 Planar 2/45 Sonnar 2.8/90 Yashica - 4.5/70-210
M42 Screw Mount Lens: CZJ - Flek 2.8/20 Flek 2.4/35 Tessar 2.8/50 3.5/135 Focal - 2.8/28 Helios - 44-2 2/58 44M 2/58 44M-4 2/58 40 1.5/85 Industar - 50-2 3.5/50 Jupiter - 37A 3.5/135 Meyer Optik Gorlitz - Domiplan 2.8/50 MIR - 24M 2/35 1B 2.8/37 Pentacon - 2.8/29 1.8/50 2.8/135 Pentax - SMC 3.5/135 SMC 4/200 SMC 5.6/400 Rexatar - 6.3/400 Rokinon - 3.5-4.5/35-135 Sears - 2.8/28 2.8/135 4.5/90-230 Soligor - 2.8/105 3.5-4.5/28-80

[bob955i]

Looks like a Gardner 8L diesel engine in a railway locomotive.
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[Ironfan]

Yeah the Pentax-A 28mm despite suggestions its the same optical build as the M series is a good performer. Robs images are great and confirm this to be true. Interesting subject with a good rendering of the glossy areas.

Interested point that Nesster makes about Pentax colours. I often test lenses against a side-hutch crammed with nicks and nacks. My wife often points out that her porcelain items always turn out a sort of sepia coloured white as opposed to the cold white which they are. I put it down to the superior coating formula which Pentax uses, its great for controlling flair but not so great for rendering true colours.
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Shoots with:
Pentax K200D
Sigma -A 24mm f2.8
Vivitar Kiron 24mm f2.8
Pentax-A 50mm f1.7
Meyer optic Gorlitz 50mm f1.8
SMC Takumar 55mm f2
Helios 44M-7 58mm f2
Cosinon 135mm f2.8
Vivitar-komine 200mm f3.5
Vivitar-komine 400mm f5.6
Sigma 17-70mm A/F
Ricoh-P 35-70mm f3.4-4.5
Vivitar-kiron 70-150mm f3.8
Tamron AD2 80-210mm f3.8
Tamron 70-300mm di LD zoom
Teleplus K macro focusing 2x TC
Teleplus KAX macro focusing 2x TC.

[Rob Leslie]