I use my FA 35/2 most often. I like the angle of view, and it's fast enough for indoor photography. If I need something a bit longer, I go with the FA 50/1.4. Either is great at a party or event. But I tend to go in cycles. In summer when I'm shooting more outdoors, I use the DA 16-45 and DA 50-200 quite a bit. The K 85/1.8 and DA 12-24 are frequently mounted as well. I rarely stick with one lens for an extended period of time. On Dec 26, 2006, at 11:22 AM, Scott Loveless wrote:
> On 12/26/06, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mark Roberts" Subject: Re: Christmas enablement? >> >> >>>> The angle of view is one of my favorites. That's why I finally >>>> broke >>> down and bought it (I've never bought a prime slower than f/2.8 >>> except >>> for my 15mm). I often used a 28mm as a walkaround standard lens >>> on my >>> MX. >> >> I can count on one hand the number of times I've used a lens in >> the 28-35mm >> range on 35mm, or my 75mm on the 6x7. >> > I used my 28/3.5 almost exclusively for about a year. But I got > better. It's almost never mounted anymore. In the rare case that I > feel like I need something wider than a 50 I use a 35. > > Over the last year or so I've noticed that when using a 28-80 or 28-90 > zoom, after zooming, focusing, metering, etc., the lens almost always > ends up set very close to 50mm. During the recent DCPDML excursion I > made a conscious effort to not use the 50. It felt awkward and > unnatural. I did mount the 50/1.7 at sunset. My current enablement > musings have me considering a faster 50, a 43 LTD, or even dumping a > significant amount of my Pentax hardware and buying a Leica with one > of those nifty collapsible lenses. > > What lenses do you find yourself using most often? Why? > > > -- > Scott Loveless > http://www.twosixteen.com > Shoot more film! > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
