Markus, Well, we get to dream about snow a lot. You see, we have mount Hermon (just bordering Lebanon and Syria up North) which is well known local ski resort. People who for any reason cannot go abroad usually spend a weekend or two during the season skiing there.
In fact, the general forecast is that again :-( this winter will bring at best average amount of water to the Sea of Galilee which is our major water supply. As for the original question ;-). My standard kit is either: Tamron 28-75/2.5 or A pair of limited lenses. I rarely take all limited lenses with me at once. If it is an important shoot and I've no clue whatsoever what awaits I would take FAJ 18-35 for wides 43 Limited for quality and indoors and a long zoom (which I currently don't have) for tele. Optionally I would replace 43 Limited with another Limited lens if I have a clue that it may have to be used. It turns out I tend to use less lenses unlike other people who listed their "essential" kit. Cheers. On 12/3/06, Markus Maurer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Boris > with such a lovely daughter you could use any lens :-) > very nice photo and a special pose too. > greetings > Markus > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Paul Stenquist > Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 6:39 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: 16-50 f2.8 > > > Great shot Boris! > Paul > On Dec 3, 2006, at 12:30 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > > > Hi! > > > >> I begin to wonder a bit: > >> with the transition to digital most of you seem to like Zooms now > >> where in > >> the analog world most of you used primes for best results. > >> What happened here? > >> > >> just wondering > >> Markus, who still uses film for a few weeks :-) > > > > Markus, let me try to give you my answer to this question. > > > > There is common sense in buying latest equipment from the > > manufacturer. > > You do so in hope that your lenses will be designed taking into > > account > > your cameras. Before introduction of DFA and DA primes, especially DA > > Limited lenses Pentax was introducing mostly zoom lenses. > > > > In fact, it seems to me most manufactures, perhaps except Pentax, > > produce significantly more new zoom lenses than prime ones. > > > > Before I had Tamron 28-75/2.8 zoom lens I used primes, notably FA > > Limited lenses. Now for everyday walk around I use this zoom lens > > as it > > gives totally satisfactory, very solid and rather excellent results. > > > > Here is an example: > > http://www.photosight.ru/photo.php?photoid=1795173&ref=author > > > > Shot at wide open at ISO 800 with my *istD. I had to perform Smart > > Sharpen (my favorite sharpening filter) on the picture after I > > resized. > > Otherwise, I should say I quite like the picture from technical > > standpoint. > > > > Each horse has its course so to say. I am not selling my FA > > Limiteds. I > > am using them, but for less casual shooting. > > > > Hope it gives you a different angle (also focal length ;-) ) to > > consider > > the problem from. > > > > Boris > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
