Hi William just wondering: why do you use fixed length lenses, is the quality of zooms not good enough for you or do you need the 2.0 aperture of the 85mm often? With a 85/2 prime compared to the 28-70 zoom, you have to move yourself more, is this not a disadvantage and additional stressing factor at a wedding or does it just help to keep yourself in good shape :-) At weddings, do you use the Pentax Super Program only as backup solution to your ZX-5n or do you have it loaded with different film types, for ex. b/w? Is as non-auto focus camera quick enough for you to catch everything? Is analog still safe enough for a wedding as you can not guaranty the results?
You see, I *am* really interested. thanks for your email William! Markus William wrote: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- Subject: Re: SMC (K) 28mm f3.5 on Ebay Well, equipment choice depends on what I'm going to be doing. If I am doing photography primarily for myself, I tend to use a K1000 SE, ME Super or one of my ME's the most, along with a Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye, K30/2.8, K or M 50/1.4 and either M85/2 or K105/2.8. Like you , I like the older equipment. Also, I mostly shoot black and white at these times. However, I tend to use some different equipment in other situations, such as for weddings (which I hate to shoot, but I have my fourth one so far this year coming up despite my best attempts to get out of them) I'll use a ZX-5n and Super Program with FA28-70/4 and M28/3.5 and M85/2 for most of the shots. A couple of weekends ago a spent a few days out in Utah's desert plataeu mountain biking, for this and other recreational activities I'll pack light with a ZX-M or Program Plus and the A35-80/4-5.6 and 16/2.8 fisheye. If I had to limit myself to 4 lenses, it would be the 16/2.8, 30/2.8, M50/1.4 and M85/2. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------
