Okay, this one should be interesting. Someone posted recently that they had recalculated some Pentax lens focal lengths to take into account the upcoming DSLR, bearing in mind that the sensor, whether CCD, CMOS, Foveon or whatever, is likely to be smaller than the 24X36mm film frame. Exact mathematics obviously TBA, but assuming a nominal multiplier of 1.5X normal film-frame focal length, what existing Pentax lens would become the ideal portrait lens?
My thoughts: a 50mm 1.2 or 1.4 would give effectively ~75mm and both are cracking good lenses, no? My A*85 suddenly becomes ~127mm which is too much for me (for portraiture), but wow, a 127mm lens at f1.4 - great medium sports gear or what! Are there any lenses over 50mm but under 85mm? The 77 Ltd, okay that gives ~115mm, and too much for me. I'm starting to think 50mm might be good, especially at 1.2! If not, my Tokina 28-70 2.6/2.8 suddenly becomes my favourite portrait lens, giving me ~42mm-105mm - a pretty good range for my portraiture. Obviously this train of thought carries on and applies to... Best good wide. Best street lens. Best telephoto. Best wide zoom. Best medium zoom, Best long zoom. Cat ---> pigeons. Comments? Cotty _______________________________________________________ Personal email traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MacAds traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out the UK Macintosh ads http://www.macads.co.uk - 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 .
