SMC Pentax 200mm F4 M Series Lens


Earlier this year I spent a lot of time on Ebay trying to buy one of every SMC Pentax M Series lens I did not already have.  I never finished that project as some of them rarely ever come up for sale (the 20mm for example) or the specifications of a particular lens are too close to one I already have (28mm F2.8 vs 28mm F3.5).

After buying several of them, I became enamored with the 40mm Pancake lens and never bothered using anything else for months on end.  I still love that pancake lens but its time to move on!  I put the SMC Pentax 200mm F4 on the camera yesterday and took a few shots in the backyard.  Pretty remarkable.

The lens is fairly light and compact for a 200mm telephoto lens.  Combined with the K10D's image stabilization feature, I was able to shoot some decent photos without a tripod.  The flower pictured above is one such shot.  Keep in mind, this is a low resolution version of the original.  The original was a jpeg (not Raw).  ISO 100, F4 at 1/45th of a second handheld.  From what I've read, this lens is very sharp and conrasty once you start stopping down.

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