I have been using faster lenses (77/1.8) for stage productions until now, but want to get a bit closer with a zoom. Do any of you who have this lens feel that it will focus reliably in sometimes dim stage lights with a K-7? Because of the added length, I'm taking a Porter bean bag to use as a rest.
What ISO do I dare use indoor under incandescent lighting from floods? I'm shooting it entirely RAW, so I can fiddle with color correction later on the Mac. What say you? Feedback from the intelligentsia is welcomed, gas-baggy or not, whoopee cushion or not, and I won't criticize your reading ability. My only other long telephoto choices are 70-200 2.8 Sigma (10 years old), or a 50-200 Zuiko that I got with my E-1 (but I can use it on my more recent Panasonic. Jeffery Smith About to photography Bat Boy, like my reputation depends on it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
