On 6 Jul 2005 at 20:31, Amita Guha wrote: > I have been wanting to get an 85mm ever since I saw what great street shots > Nate > got with his in London. At B&H the other night, the sales guy showed me the > P-FA > 85mm, and I was hooked. But now Joe says the 77mm Limited is another great > choice. Which one would you guys pick for street shooting? It seems to me that > the longer reach of the 85mm would be useful in that case, but of course it > would be cool to have another Limited lens. ;)
I have the A*85/1.4 (not AF so it's slightly different optically) and the 77/1.8 LTD (in black of course :-) The 77mm is extraordinarily small and very sharp, the 85mm is way larger and the difference in FL is there but it's not very significant. So I generally base my selection of the type of shooting I'll be doing and how long I need to be lugging about the kit. I tend to use my 85 when I'll be stationary and in very low light though the 77mm does a great job in low light too. The size and weight difference can be emphasized enough though, do try to check the pair out together before you make a commitment. The 31LTD and 77LTD do make a great pair though, pity there isn't a WA in the range. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
