At 02:29 17-12-2001 -0500, you wrote: > > As I like portraiture, so I want to find recomendations on a > > reasonable K-mount 105mm and 135mm lens, and a K-mount zoom covering > > 70-120mm or 80-135mm.
Fred wrote: >They're difficult to find, but grab one if you ever see it: The Tokina >ATX 60-120/2.8 "one-touch" zoom is a ~great~ lens for portraiture. It >has a nice range for portraits (cropping on-the-fly is a "dream"), and >that fast (for a zoom, especially) f/2.8 speed makes for precise, quick >focusing. > >Another couple of suggestions: I haven't used either myself, but the >Pentax M 45-125/4 and M 75-150/4 should also be pretty good for this >use, judging from some reports I've read here on this list. They do >lose an f-stop in speed to the Tokina, but I'll bet using either of them >is almost as nice (they're also "one-touch" zooms). I love my M75-150. Not expensive but really nice to use. The one-touch zooms are just great. I've had some pretty good results with it too. I'd recommend this lens to anyone. --- Wendy Beard Ottawa, Canada mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] home page http://www.beard-redfern.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
