On Monday, January 14, 2002, at 11:32 AM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > Aaron, > > Great! Look forward to viewing them. On a different vein, how does > the 67 fare for shooting portraits? Groups I would assume the 75mm, > individuals maybe the 165?
I don't have the 165, but I've been considering it or the newer 200mm. The 105's minimum focus distance is no good for anything closer than a head-and-shoulders shot unless you use either a close-up filter or an extension tube (I recommend getting a tube). I'm not much of a head shot shooter, so picking up a traditional portrait focal length has been low on my list of priorities. Though I regret it a bit now, a few years back I passed up an old style 200mm f4 for 67 for the ludicrously low price of $200 CDN (which is something like $130 US, I think), because the minimum focus on it STILL only got me a head-and-shoulders shot, just from further back. I hear the newer 200mm has a much better minimum focus. -Aaron - 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 .
