Actually, with less than that kit budget Christine could probably afford
to hire contractors to install much brighter lighting in the gymnasium. :-)
-bmw
On 11-01-11 6:06 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote:
Wow, Stan, another K7, two K5's, a couple of fast primes and the
50-135. Would you mind talking to my spouse sometime? I just can't
make it sound this reasonable.
On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 5:52 PM, Stan Halpin
<[email protected]> wrote:
If you want fast, there is always the PK-A 50/1.2 . . .
My vote:
a. Stick with what you have for a meet or two. Even better, take a bunch of
photos at practice sessions; if experiments don't work out, it won't be quite
as painful as missing out on a great shot during competition. Evaluate what
focal length(s) you are most often using. Play with the processing. Think about
the output media (are these for wall-sized prints? 4x6's for the grandparents?
viewing on a PC?) and how much sharpness etc you really need.
b. Then -
1. go with one or two fast primes. Wider is better, you can always crop
later.
1.1 If you decide to go with two primes, buy a second K-7.
2. after 6 months, then buy the K-5 (or two of them).
2.1 Keep one of the K-7's as a backup, mount your 50-135 on it
. . .
stan
On Jan 10, 2011, at 9:51 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote:
Aside from a 50 1.4, which is substantially faster than your 50-135 but not
long enough for the most part, anything faster than the lens you're using would
have to be a prime, and an expensive one at that. And you won't have the
flexibility that a zoom gives you for this type of work. The 50-135 is an
excellent and relatively fast lens. Go for the K-5.
Paul
I got to play with the 50/1.4 a couple of months ago, when the Pentax
road show came to town. I've never shot with anything that fast, and
it was *amazing*. I think you're right that the zoom is better for
this situation, but that one is still on my wish list.
Along with a k-5.
And an upgrade to cs5.
Thanks for your input, Paul. ( I noticed you voted twice, but I can
only count it once... ;) )
-c
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