On Tue, Sep 20, 2005 at 08:41:22AM -0500, Charles Robinson wrote: > I'm looking for something that may not exist. > > Back "in my film days" when I shot a lot of concerts, I was quite > fond of my 135mm f2.5 zoom. Not the sharpest lens on the planet, but > the combination of reach and speed seemed to work well in combination > with the 28 and 50mm lenses. > > These days, I have found that when shooting with my DS, I still like > my old manual-focus lenses because they are faster (f5.6 just doesn't > cut it on a dark stage). However, the 135mm lens tends to get me TOO > CLOSE to my subjects. > > Seems like I want something in the 70-90mm range, that is no slower > than about f/4. Doesn't have to be autofocus, or even an "A" lens as > I tend to use them wide open in these situations anyways. Is there > something reasonably-priced out there that would fill this void? I > just don't have a clue. > > And, as you can probably guess, since I am already using the Takumar > 135mm f2.5, I'm not hugely critical about sharpness and contrast. I > mean, I like a well-focused clear image, but again - concert > photography isn't exactly high art. > > Suggestions, anyone? > > -Charles
How about the M 40-80/f2.8-f4 zoom? Not a stellar optical performer, but a useful focal length range.
