Re: 35mm F2.0 for *ist-Ds

[P. J. Alling]

I've always liked my Normal lenses on the longish side, I really like 
the AOV of the 55mm on 35mm more than a 50mm.  I find the 43mm to be 
just a tad long on the *ist-d but good enough for most purposes. 

Mark Erickson wrote:

All,
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.
Thanks,
Mark



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