k mount portrait lense

M. Walter Lyon · Jul 13, 2004

I am currently shooting with an old sears KS-2. I have had it for years and have got plenty of nice shots out of it. It came with a 52 mm lense but I am looking for a portrait lense for it. Any recommendations?

Jorge Oliveira · Jul 13, 2004

If you can afford it (some US$ 300 used...), the Pentax 85/1.8 is very higly regarded.
Another good chioce would be the Pentax 105/2.8.

Jorge O

M. Walter Lyon · Jul 13, 2004

Thanks Jorge, but these all seem to be screw mount, do they come in a k mount or do I need an adapter?

eric · Jul 13, 2004

wow! That costs more than Nikon AIS 85mm! Got any links on the web with this Pentax 85mm?

Jorge Oliveira · Jul 13, 2004

Walter
These lenses were made in K mount.
Take a look at 'the bible':

http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/index.html

Eric
Sometimes they show up on Ebay, and due to been so rare, prices went way above reasonable.

Jorge O

eric · Jul 13, 2004

Jorge Oliveira said:
Walter
These lenses were made in K mount.
Take a look at 'the bible':

http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/index.html

Jorge O

Wow, nice site. I"m not interested in getting into the Pentax brand but I LOVE to read about other camera makes/models. Need to bookmark that one. I don't really know too many people that shoot with 35mm Pentaxes. Most people I've worked with do have good experience with the medium format ones though.

According to the site above, the 85mm 1.8 is available roughly once a year!

M. Walter Lyon · Jul 13, 2004

Actually the Sears KS-2 was made by Ricoh for Sears. I has been a wonderful camera and I have had it for more than twenty years. But I don't think I can afford to spend upwards of 700 dollars for a lense for it. I could by a whole bronica 645 kit for that!

John Koehrer · Jul 14, 2004

k mount portrait lens

Walter:
Don't worry, many of the pentax lenses are not that pricey some patience & looking around on ebay should find something to fit your pocketbook. The 85 is scarce but the 105 is pretty common & a good choice for portraits

Jorge Oliveira · Jul 14, 2004

I agree with Shaggy - the 105/2.8 has a much more reasonable price.
I've recently purchased locally a S-M-C 105/2.8 (screw) for about US$ 60. The K shall be some 20% more.

Jorge O

mfdalal · Jul 16, 2004

The M100/2.8 is also an excellent choice and can be had on ebay for ~$100.

k mount portrait lense

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