Alan Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Would be interested to hear from those with experience of the
above lenses
> >as to which you would recommend for portraiture/candid shots.
>
> Practically, I just hate the 85 for its weight, size, and
oversized hood
> which fits nowhere in my bag (it looks impressive though).
I'd like to add my 2c...
In my opinion, the 85 is not really bad for landscapes/scenery
(made recently a side by side test, comparing it to a Summicron
M 90/2: almost the same performance at infinity, and quite good
even wide open...), it just is not a very friendly lens to carry
around for general purposes. It is unbeatable when it comes to
portraits, though. I prefer to have the faster lens possible (I
do a lot of "available darkness" shots), so I guess the 77mm
would not be fast enough for me. I do like the handling of the
85 when mounted on the Z-1 or on the MZ-3 with grip, but it
matches also the LX + winder + grip quite well.
About the hood for the 85: I leave it at home all the time, now,
and prefer a rubber one when needed. It really is too darn
impressive...
A little tale. Once I was in my former faculty for a meeting
that attracted all the chiefs of the local administration (Mayor
of the City of Naples, President of the Province and President
of the Region, along with the Chancellor of the University and
the Dean of the Faculty). I took the necessary shots, almost all
with the FA* 85 - with hood - and before the end of the meeting
I was going away but, as soon as I reached the exit, a couple of
plain-clothes cops stopped me and aked me who I was and why I
was taking all those pictures. I spent half an hour explaining
them who, why, etc. before I could head away. Luckily, the Dean
of the Faculty knows me since I was a freshman, so I added that
to the explanation; that seemed to relax them.
The day after I brought the shots to the Dean, who told me that
the policemen asked him too about my presence, and added that
one of the reasons of their perplexity was that HUGE lens I had
on the camera... Go figure...
I guess the political cops never meet with the photographers at
the stadium and their long lenses...
:-)
Ciao,
Gianfranco
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