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SMC Pentax-K 1.8/85
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 7:17 pm
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 7:17 pm
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On a Pentax K10D:


Carinoso - IMGP2969 by indianadinos, on Flickr


At f/22:


Green apple - IMGP1913 by indianadinos, on Flickr


With an extension tube of 12mm, to shorten the minimum focusing distance, at f/11:


FA-43 Limited Crop - IMGP6812 by indianadinos, on Flickr

For more samples, you can browse to this set from my Flickr photostream.

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Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 7:37 pm
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very nice photographs indeed from a superb lens. 2nd one very special.
but it would be very nice to see more (and different) samples.

Could you also be more accurate about the version of your lens , it is the K-mount version ? Asahi SMC K 85/1.8 ?

Cheers
Tobias


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Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 7:55 pm
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Hi,

Thanks for your comments ...

Yes, it is the SMC K 85/1.8, AFAIK it was the only one available in the Pentax catalog ... Anyway, i will update the title of the thread ...

Cheers
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