At one time my base kit was an MX w the 35/2 and the 85/2. If I was to replace it I think would get the 100/2.8 instead of the 85. At the moment I have a 24/2, a 50/1.4 and an 80-200/2.8 as a base kit, more versatile but somewhat more of a hassle to carry about.
Ciao, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 1:38 PM Subject: How many lenses do you WANT to own? > And here's another question for you--how many lenses do you WANT to own? > > I'll answer, at the risk of offending Dan S. with more of my verbosity <g>: > two. What I want is to own nothing more than I use, and to carry everything > I own. I'm very aware of the ideal kit for me: a 40mm f/2 and an 85mm f/2. I > got used to the 40mm focal length using the CLE and the old Olympus > "pancake" (not really a pancake) 40mm, and for me it's perfect--wide enough > but not too wide. > > More generically, any moderate-speed, moderate-wide-angle normal lens paired > with a moderate tele for portraits. > > When I'm feeling ascetic--as if two lenses is decadent <g>--I substitute one > 50mm for both of them. That's what I've been mostly doing in recent years. > > --Mike > - > 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 . - 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 .
