Hmm. Looking at the picture on bojidar's site, I'd hardly call the
M35-70/2.8-3.5 unobtrusive, particularly when used at the wide end.
It seems a large, long lens to me..
For use on the DS body, I'd pick the F35-70/3.5-4.5 macro if I wanted
a zoom, or virtually any of the Pentax 50mm lenses for portraiture.
The F35-70 constantly surprises me with its quality. I paid $39 for
an excellent condition example from KEH, thinking it would be a nice
compact extra or for when I only wanted to carry one lens and keep
the camera package small. I find I use it more than I'd expected, and
the rendering seems very nice.
77-85mm is getting a little long for a 16x24mm format and portraiture
most of the time. If that's what you're looking for, however, the
M85/2 is great and a lot cheaper than the 77 Ltd. It's one of the two
K/M lenses that I'll probably keep in my kit, although I would sell
it as partial funding for a 77 Ltd.
Godfrey
On Sep 18, 2005, at 9:05 AM, Don Sanderson wrote:
Before I spend too much on one of these what do you
think of this lens for an "unobtrusive" portrait lens on
the ist-D?
I have the Tamron 28-75/2.8 but it's hardly unobtrusive
and I find the bokeh very ugly for portraits.
Ultimate sharpness is not a factor, but a flattering
bokeh is very important, as is a reasonably fast speed.
The 77 Ltd. would be my dream lens but it'll be a
long time before I can afford one.
