Any of those lenses will be okay. If I was shooting, I'd prefer
something like a 135, but the 50 will do. You should be able to stop
down a bit more than f2 if you pan at a relatively slow shutter speed.
What's more, the most interesting shot might well be a pan. Just match
the speed of the bike as you pan and gently squeeze the shutter. With a
50, you can pan at 1/30 second or even 1/15, if you're smooth.
Paul
Conrad Samuels wrote:
>
> Hello all
>
> Some advice from you knowledgeable people please.
>
> Sunday morning I want to take a few shots of the Cape Argus Cycle Tour which
> goes right around the Peninsula and happily right past my house. But I know
> that the leaders race past at breakneck speed just about sunrise when the
> light is poor. It is not a good idea in my opinion to use flash so I want
> to use the available light with 200 ISO colour film (which I tend to use
> most of the time anyhow).
>
> I have the following lenses I could use: Super-Tak 55/1.8, SMC-Tak
> 55.1.8, Pentax-A 50/2 and Pentax-A 50/1.7. I know there is not much
> difference between them speed wise but which one will be the best performer
> at about f2?
>
> Alternatively I could use the 50/1.4 Nikkor on my F3 but I would like to use
> the Spotmatic if at all possible just for old-times sake so I am hoping the
> vote will be for one of the two M42 lenses.
>
> Conrad F. Samuels
> Kirstenhof SA
>
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