This one doesn't have a simple answer! If I really could take only one lens, then I'd use my 'walkabout' lens, the 28-105 PZ. Wide enough and long enough for most day-to-day situations. Maximum aperture not an issue, as in the given circumstances I'd be loaded with 400ASA film, and would ensure my flash/batteries were fresh.
If I'm allowed one lens and a TC, then I'd take my 50/1.4 and 2x, knowing that I won't be able to squeeze everything in in tight corners. Now I'm talking screw-mount, so it would have to be the SV and clip-on meter, with an old but quite powerful Hanimex 'potato-masher' flash. Why not the Spotmatic? Because I can meter with the SV in very low light without having to peer through a glass darkly! Funnily enough, it's what I do almost every day anyway! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lon Williamson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PDML Pentax Discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 7:22 AM Subject: Cheerleading Part Deaux > What we need is a good ole fashioned thread where > everyone gets to justify a magic piece of Pentax > equipment. So: If you had to go photograph, and > you didn't know where or what or why, what lens would > you take with you? You get only one. > > I, personally, would take an M50mm f1.4. Fast if you > need it, can be pressed into service as a "near portrait" > lens, capable of good scenics, and fast for any available > light opportunities. The closest zoom I have to this is > an A 35-70, but it ain't nearly as easy to focus, so I'd leave > it behind. > >
