Hi Godfrey, I like the 3.5-4.5 a lot, best bang for the buck around. 4.5 is getting to slow for me though. I plan to use the 2.8-3.5 at the 70mm end 95% of the time where it is at it's shortest physical length. It is rather larger that the 3.5-4.5 but still MUCH less intimidating than the 28-75/2.8. My main concern is that it have a pleasing bokeh.
Thanks Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 12:42 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: SMCP-M35-70/2.8-3.5 comments please. > > > 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. >
