Re: Four lenses
Paul Delcour [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have the SMC 85/1.8 and absolutely love it. Ditto! That one, and the SMC 24/2.8 are the two lenses that by default live in my camera bag -- one of them on the LX, the other easily at hand. Anything else gets taken along for some specific reason. -tih -- Tom Ivar Helbekkmo, Senior System Administrator, EUnet Norway www.eunet.no T: +47-22092958 M: +47-93013940 F: +47-22092901
Re: Four lenses
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Delcour) wrote: I have the SMC 85/1.8 and absolutely love it. It may not be full portrait, but the 1.8 gives a lot of candid opportunities with little light. Great to observe people and snap. Hear, hear. Lovely bit of glass. For a while after I'd decided that I wanted something more modern than the Spotmatic F, I was looking for an equivalent lens in a modern bayonet mount, and when I found one, I was going to switch to whatever system it fitted. Then I found out about the SMCP-A* 85/1.4, and a little later managed to score one, so I've stayed with Pentax. What do you mean by Not full portrait, incidentally? I agree an 85mm is not much good for full-length portraits, but those are usually unfortunately long and narrow pictures anyway, and I prefer not to take them much. --- John Dallman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I've notice the same thing. I go with three lenses: 20-35 50 1.4 100 2.8 or 135 2.5 or Sigma 100-300 DL I prefer the 100 or 135, but sometimes I need the reach of the zoom. I've considered a 70-200 or something like that, maybe the Tokina. The Pentax ones are too cheap or way too expensive (and heavy). Either way, I still seem to like the 3 lens approach: wide, normal and fast, long. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/11/03 08:44AM It occurs to me, I've never had an 80 or 85mm lens! I jump from 55mm to 105mm (beautiful little SMC Takumar f/2.8...) and up. I think I'll start reviewing the reports on which is recommended and go looking for one! Unless there are recommendations from the list... Thanks, Clive! keith whaley
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In M42, the 85mm F1.8 SMCT is the one to get but it sells for about $200-300 used. JCO J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com -Original Message- From: Keith Whaley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 8:44 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Four lenses It occurs to me, I've never had an 80 or 85mm lens! I jump from 55mm to 105mm (beautiful little SMC Takumar f/2.8...) and up. I think I'll start reviewing the reports on which is recommended and go looking for one! Unless there are recommendations from the list... Thanks, Clive! keith whaley Clive evans wrote: Hi All In one of his books Galen Rowell said that 60% of his best images were made with either a 20mm or a 180mm. of the remaining 40%, 60% were with a 35mm or 85mm.[This is all pre-zoom] OK these are Nikon focal lenghts but its an interesting exercise..especialy considering his subject range. Conversely the classic Leica 4 is 21,35,50,90 Just my .2 euros worth. Clive Antibes France
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Keith, I have the SMC 85/1.8 and absolutely love it. It may not be full portrait, but the 1.8 gives a lot of candid opportunities with little light. Great to observe people and snap. :-) Paul Delcour From: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 05:44:05 -0700 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Four lenses Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Resent-Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 08:44:02 -0400 It occurs to me, I've never had an 80 or 85mm lens! I jump from 55mm to 105mm (beautiful little SMC Takumar f/2.8...) and up. I think I'll start reviewing the reports on which is recommended and go looking for one! Unless there are recommendations from the list... Thanks, Clive! keith whaley Clive evans wrote: Hi All In one of his books Galen Rowell said that 60% of his best images were made with either a 20mm or a 180mm. of the remaining 40%, 60% were with a 35mm or 85mm.[This is all pre-zoom] OK these are Nikon focal lenghts but its an interesting exercise..especialy considering his subject range. Conversely the classic Leica 4 is 21,35,50,90 Just my .2 euros worth. Clive Antibes France
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Steve Desjardins wrote: I've notice the same thing. I go with three lenses: 20-35 50 1.4 100 2.8 or 135 2.5 or Sigma 100-300 DL I prefer the 100 or 135, but sometimes I need the reach of the zoom. Either way, I still seem to like the 3 lens approach: wide, normal and fast, long. I've only got 4 lenses FA 35/2, K 50/1.4, K 55/1.8, and M 100/2.8. The fifth is my M 35/2.8 that I want to sell. I rarely use the M 100/2.8 and almost consider the 55mm a portrait lens :-) My 2 cents. regards, ukasz -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.fotopolis.pl internetowy magazyn o fotografii
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Yes. But the K-mount version goes for $400-$500 on ebay. OUCH! JCO J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com -Original Message- From: Keith Whaley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 3:28 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Four lenses Did that get made in a K-mount? I could use it via an adapter, but it would be more convenient if... keith whaley J. C. O'Connell wrote: In M42, the 85mm F1.8 SMCT is the one to get but it sells for about $200-300 used.
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For high altitude hiking : M20mm, 40mm, 85mm and 170mm f4 (from 85mm + 2X). For shows: fast 28, 50, 85 and 135 lenses. Andre --
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I don't know if it's the identical lens in K mount but there is a SMCP 85mm f1.8, which is exceedingly well thought of. They always seem sell at a premium on e-bay regardless of described condition. At 12:28 PM 9/11/03 -0700, you wrote: Did that get made in a K-mount? I could use it via an adapter, but it would be more convenient if... keith whaley J. C. O'Connell wrote: In M42, the 85mm F1.8 SMCT is the one to get but it sells for about $200-300 used. To grasp the true meaning of socialism, imagine a world where everything is designed by the post office, even the sleaze. O'Rourke, P.J.
