On Sep 29, 2005, at 2:05 PM, Mark Erickson wrote:
I have a *ist-Ds that I've been using a lot for family and baby pictures. Rather than use the 18-55 I got with the camera, I've been shooting with either my FA 50mm F1.7 or my FA* 24mm F2.0. I like the slightly long perspective with the 50mm lens for portraits and the 24mm does nice duty as a moderate wide-angle lens. I've been thinking about splitting the difference with a 35mm F2.0 lens, but I'm a little concerned that that normal perspective will be neither wide enough nor long enough. That said, I see that a number of folks on the list shoot with lenses like the 31 Ltd, the FA 35, or the 43 Ltd. Any thoughts and input on the utility of the 35mm lens with various subjects would be appreciated.
The FA35/2 AL is a near-perfect normal lens, equivalent in FOV to a 50mm on a film SLR. I like it a lot ... It, the FA20-35 and the FA50/1.4 have become my most used lenses. The FA35/2 is the sharpest of them, particularly wide-open.
I had the FA31 Ltd and, while I loved the imaging quality, I found it heavy and a bit awkward in use. I sold it to Tom C, who seems to be happy with it.
Godfrey
