Whether you opt for a wide or a tele lens is entirely a matter of your dominant subject matter. There are as many landscape situations suited to tele as to wide, but perhaps the wide is called for slightly more often. Architecture is best done with the widest lens you can use (to get in front of as many distractions as possible). Still life is best done with a short tele.
Kievcamera and Hartblei are respectable companies trading in USA. Getting a medium format lens with a K adapter then gives you an upgrade path if you don't yet have a medium format camera. 45mm on a 645 is about equal to 28mm on 35mm, of course on a 35mm ~it is~ 45mm and you have to consider if that suits you. The usuall caveat of using a medium format lens on 35mm applies, but many people believe that you'd be using the sweet spot of the lens and losing the peripheral aberrations in which case you're no worse off. grizzly33bear is located in Kiev so the usual warnings apply, but his feedback looks good and also looks genuine (to my uncritical eye). But why don't you also contact Kievcamera about the ARSAT lenses for 35mm and see what he's offering. regards, Anthony Farr ----- Original Message ----- From: "adphoto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > thanks for the replies > these are the 3 i have found on ebay and i take it from the respnses that > the 80mm would be the best to have tilt with am i correct or would the 35mm > be the better one?? > i see canon has a tilt shift 24mm what would tht be good for????? > > http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2936967248 > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2935920753 > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2935921300 > > and a simple shift lens > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2935725782 > >
