Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote:
Shel Belinkoff wrote on 26.10.04 13:37:
Laughing at you? Nope, just smiling because you got hold of a neat, classic camera. Remember, some of my "daily shooters" are even older than the KX by quite a margin.
<<relief>> ;-)
I never had a K camera, but recently got to test and use a few that were donated to the 6th Street Photo Workshop, where I volunteer and teach a basic photo class. I was impressed by these swell cameras, and decided that I want to get one for myself, and at some point down the line am looking to have my very own KX or KM
Exactly that's what I felt when I held KX for the first time :-)
And, the person most responsible for this infatuation is .... Keith Whaley. Keith donated a K1000 and a KM, and I ran a roll of film thru each, which got me hooked. Using the KM was especially sweet - loved the DOF preview - with an old K55/1.8 lens I found in the back of my closet. That lens has a particularly nice character, not overly sharp or contrasty, but able to resolve a good amount of detail. The K bodies and some of the K lenses make a wonderful combination, so much so that I just grabbed a nice looking K50/1.4 off eBay (I've always wanted that lens but missed a few opportunities) to supplement the 1.8
K50/1.4 would be nice... But what do you think about K50/1.2??? I suspect it is quite soft wide open, but I wouldn't care if I'd have more opportunities to take unblurred photos at dark places ;-)
The 50/1.2 lenses are only 1/3 of a stop faster than the K50/1.4, and *much* softer wide open - you'd be far better off pushing the film 1/3 of a stop to get the extra speed.
S
