>I find size irrelevant. Mark!
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: PESO: K10D at 1100 ISO is actually usable! > Nice shot. The DA 70 limited is close to affordable. But maybe you should > invest in the DA*50-135/2.8. It's as sharp and as fast as most primes, and > the price has come down a bit. I think you can get one for about $700. Of > course it's not particularly small A zoom is ideal for events where you > can't be sure how close you can get. It's my most used lens. Of couse it's > not a mini like that DA 70, but for other than really big glass, I find > size irrelevant. > Paul > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: Charles Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Oddly enough, at the pixel level it can look kinda gross. But when >> you bring them down to "web size" it's actually not bad. Much better >> than I expected. >> >> I shot a concert on Tuesday night and the most-used lens in my arsenal >> was the lowly Takumar Bayonet 135 f/2.5. I couldn't believe how much >> I kept going back to it. The only downside is that I'd really like >> something as small and usable but at about half the focal length - is >> there anything (affordable) like that out there? >> >> An example shot: >> >> http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2008/ProVention/content/IMGP3522_large.h >> tml >> >> 1/30 sec, f2.5 @ 135 mm >> ISO 1100 >> >> Thank goodness for the Katz-Eye or NONE of them would have been in >> focus. >> >> -Charles >> >> -- >> Charles Robinson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Minneapolis, MN >> http://charles.robinsontwins.org -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
