Pentax vs Jupiter

revinhood · Joined: 29 May 2008 Posts: 53 Location: España

My question is:
which is better choice:
Pentax M 135mm f 3.5 and Pentax 200mm f / 4
or
Jupiter A 37 135mm and jupiter 21M 200mm
now I have a Pentax K10D + K100D
and I like more and more lenses manuals.
thanks

zewrak · Joined: 12 Apr 2008 Posts: 1212

Well I can't say anything about the jupiter.

But as a Pentax owner, you NEED to have the Super Takumar 150/4 and the SMC-M 200/4. Those two are fabulous.

Attila · Expire: 2025-11-18

None of them expensive lenses take all and select by your self what is the best ones for you.

Helios · Joined: 05 Jan 2008 Posts: 537 Location: East of France

These lenses are very close each other . I have the four , and I find the J-37 more saturated , "harder" than the takumar 135 . The j-21 is a bit more sharp at full aperture but the smc-tak 200 is better at f/8 in contrast and saturation , the single-coated give comparable results .. . However , the differences are small...
Russian lenses give not the same general "rendition" than takumars . the four lenses perform very well ... If I had today to choose among these lenses , i'll buy the four again ! Mr. Green

revinhood · Joined: 29 May 2008 Posts: 53 Location: España

another good option might be the super Takuma 200

Attila · Expire: 2025-11-18

padiej · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 4:55 pm Post subject:

Hallo!
The Pentax 200/4 is very good.
I tested it on my flickr-side.

Wonderfull soft mechanic.

regards Peter

Rob Leslie · Joined: 20 Mar 2007 Posts: 1103 Location: UK Swindon

Depends on the type of shots you want and your taste?
The Pentax are much better. They have more resolution.
The Russian lenses are sharp when stopped down but still don't have great resolution. Many people like this it can be seen as a nice sharp smooth image. Very good for portraits etc.
The 135 and 200 Jupiters are fairly cheap. I have noticed the pentax lenses are going up and up, so I would buy SAP.

PS I have the Tamron Adaptall 2 f3.5 200mm as well as the Super Takumar f4 200mm. They are almost equal but I just prefer the Tamron. I sold my Pentax 135mm a while back as I never used it much. Nothing wrong with it and it is a neat sized lens.