How does one do "street shooting" with a 200mm lens? You get out on the
street and trip the shutter <vbg>. Yes, I frequently shoot on the
street with a 35/2, but I don't always like "intimacy" in street
shooting. Sometimes I like to catch people unawares. Here's a shot with
the VS1 70-210/3.5 at 210 mm. It may not fit your definition of "street
shooting," which is a fuzzy term to begin with, but it's on the street,
and it's a shot.
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3322436
Paul
On Jun 17, 2005, at 12:24 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
On Jun 16, 2005, at 7:28 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
I ordered one from B&H. It's a little slow at the long end, but if it
performs as well as the DA 16-45, I can live with the small ap.
Should be a lot of fun for street shooting since it's so compact and
inconspicuous. And teamed with the aforementioned lens, it should
make a nice travel kit.
I received a notification that it was in stock at B&H yesterday. I
just looked (search for "pentax 50-200") ... it's there.
While it's likely a nice lens, I don't think I'll be needing one. It
is short and inconspicuous at the 50mm focal length setting, but it's
as long as an A200/4 at the 200mm setting.
I don't see how you do "street shooting" with a 200mm lens on 16x24mm
format anyway ... even a 50mm lens on the DS is a portrait telephoto,
a 200mm lens is the equivalent of a 300mm field of view in 35mm film
camera terms ... WAY too long for any of the sense of intimacy which I
feel is the hallmark of street shooting. I use a 24mm or 28mm lens for
street shooting with the *ist DS, a 35-40mm lens with a 35mm film
camera. :-)
Godfrey
