Re: Which four lenses? Was: some more *ist D samples
William Robb wrote: Patrick Wunsch wrote: If you could only have four lenses in your camera bag, which ones would you chose and why. I ask this because I am trying to 20-35 f/4 50 f/1.4 100 Macro 70-200 Sigma -Ryan
Re: Which four lenses? Was: some more *ist D samples
Hi, Thursday, September 11, 2003, 9:11:00 PM, you wrote: > If you could only have four lenses in your camera bag, > which ones would you chose and why. 35mm SLR: 20/2.8 28/2 50/1.4 85/2 or possibly 20/2.8 35/2 85/2 200/2.8 macro but more likely the first lot, sticking to stuff I know. 35mm RF: 28/2 35/1.4 50/1.4 90/2.8 -- Cheers, Bobmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Which four lenses? Was: some more *ist D samples
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (whickersworld) wrote: > Patrick Wunsch wrote: > > If you could only have four lenses in your camera bag, > > which ones would you chose and why. For 35mm, it would be 17mm, 24mm, 35mm, 85mm. I mostly shoot interiors and portraits, and the 85mm gets the most use by a long way. I'm still working it out for the *istD I want to buy shortly, but it looks like 17mm, 24-70 zoom, and 85mm. Nobody seems to make a non-fisheye lens that will be as wide on a *istD as the 17mm on 35mm. --- John Dallman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Which four lenses? Was: some more *ist D samples
On 10 Sep 2003 at 16:09, whickersworld wrote: > I would recommend: > > 24mm, 35mm, 85mm, 200mm (my personal choice), or > 20mm, 28mm, 50mm, 135mm (for wider angles of view), or > 28mm, 50mm, 135mm, 300mm (if you want a longer outfit). > > John My choice would be: 20mm normal zoom; eg. 24-90 or 28-70 Telezoom; eg 70-200 400mm, or a macro 100mm, depending on the size of wildlife likely to be around on the particular trip. :-) I do have a number of primes to choose from, but restrained to four lenses, I'd prefer zooms for flexibility. Cheers, Jostein -- Photos at: http://www.oksne.net .
Re: Which four lenses? Was: some more *ist D samples
Patrick Wunsch wrote: If you could only have four lenses in your camera bag, which ones would you chose and why. I ask this because I am trying to narrow down my choices and assess my needs versus wants while still be able to pay the mortgage! > I have the K1000 and ZX-5n cameras and am most interested in landscapes, sunsets and lightning photography. For landscape, lightning and sunsets I think a very wide angle is mandatory: 20mm or, as a cheaper option, 24mm. And then a 35mm. But you would probably prefer the wide-angle zoom 20-35mm and consider that you now have two of your "four lenses". A normal lens is always a good idea as their optical quality is unsurpassed and it "sees" the same way as our eyes. For more abstract landscape pics, a short tele is the adequate tool (for me): 85mm or 100mm. With a 100mm f4 macro (which is also fine at infinity according to Modern Photography and my own experience) you could also enter the world of "micro landscapes". Andre --
Re: Which four lenses? Was: some more *ist D samples
Patrick Wunsch wrote: If you could only have four lenses in your camera bag, which ones would you chose and why. I ask this because I am trying to narrow down my choices and assess my needs versus wants while still be able to pay the mortgage! I have the K1000 and ZX-5n cameras and am most interested in landscapes, sunsets and lightning photography. 20 2.8, 28 2.0, 50 1.4 and 85 1.4 This is what I usually use. A 100 2.8 macro could be nice in stead of the 85. DagT
Re: Which four lenses? Was: some more *ist D samples
Great set indeed. I mostly use 24/2 and 77/1.8 as well. The third in the bag is 50/1.7. If there is a place for a fourth lens in the bag, then I take 80-320 zoom which I would change in a split second for a high quality AF 70-200/4 or similiar, if pentax would make it. Matjaz > I love my > > 24/2.8 > 50/1.7 > 85/1.8 > > If I would have to add one more, I think it would either be the > > Tokina 17/3.5 > or my > 100/4 macro. > > I seldom use my 200/4, though I have the Pentax 2x converter giving me > a 400/8. > > :-) > > Paul Delcour >
Re: Which four lenses? Was: some more *ist D samples
I love my 24/2.8 50/1.7 85/1.8 If I would have to add one more, I think it would either be the Tokina 17/3.5 or my 100/4 macro. I seldom use my 200/4, though I have the Pentax 2x converter giving me a 400/8. :-) Paul Delcour > From: "whickersworld" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 16:09:55 +0100 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Which four lenses? Was: some more *ist D samples > Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Resent-Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 11:10:05 -0400 > > Patrick Wunsch wrote: >> >> If you could only have four lenses in your camera bag, > which ones would you >> chose and why. I ask this because I am trying to narrow > down my choices and >> assess my needs versus wants while still be able to pay > the mortgage! >> >> I have the K1000 and ZX-5n cameras and am most interested > in landscapes, >> sunsets and lightning photography. > > > Hi Pat, > > I would recommend: > > 24mm, 35mm, 85mm, 200mm (my personal choice), or > 20mm, 28mm, 50mm, 135mm (for wider angles of view), or > 28mm, 50mm, 135mm, 300mm (if you want a longer outfit). > > John >
