Hi there Wendy Portraiture? The lens - definitly! (I shoot portratis in a studio, so the body is not the problem - as long as the shutter is reliable, and focusing/viewfinder works great). For casual portraiture (not necessarily studio) the SPEED is important - buy a FAST LENS - like a SMC A or FA 1.4/85mm (BEST CHOISE, but very expensive). Maybe a 1.8/135mm. I own a SMC 2.0/85mm - it's nice and small, but NOT SHARP - the results will definitely disapoint you - believe me!. The SMC-M 2.8/105mm (rare) is a sharper/better lens in this price bracket. Or the 2.5/135mm (a brilliant, rare lens, which I unfortunatly let go some years ago....%�#"&%\*/!!). Spend the money on the lens - you'll never regret it!!!
I like to be able to "count" the hairs in the eye lashes - so to me MEDIUM FORMAT is the best in the studio. If you have more than two-three people (groups) in the frame - MF is a MUST! That's one good reason NOT to go for a diggie - the resolution is simply not good enough - it hasn't even reached 35mm quality (like 10-20 Megapixel) yet! For casual portraits, autofocus IS very handy. (I love the PZ1/PZ1-p, even thoug the AF is a little slow). Good luck Jens -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]P� vegne af wendy beard Sendt: 10. april 2002 14:35 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: New to group - Looking for advice : ) At 00:02 10-4-2002 -0400, you wrote: >Subject: Re: New to group - Looking for advice : ) > > >Here is my dilemma. I would like to pursue portraiture more seriously > >in the future (kind of starting now) and I'm torn on how to upgrade. Do > >I 1) go for a better body - MZ-S? or PZ-1P 2) go for better lenses (in > >which case recommendations would be greatly appreciated) 3) Keep saving > >and eventually go to either medium format or digital. Budget is an > >issue - so I can't do all at once. Alan wrote: >I think it is still too early to tell which way you would go eventually. To >avoid investing to heavily into any system and then regret, you might just >purchase a few used but good lenses to do some portrait. If you are happy >with MZ-M, you will gain little by purchasing more expensive cameras. There >is a SMC PETAX-M 85/2 on eBay at the moment and it's a good lens. I'm thinking of selling mine. It doesn't get used, and that's a shame as it's gorgeous. It deserves a better home. I'm dithering about it which is why I haven't stated a price. Okay, as someone is bound to ask and I'll have to think of an answer - US$300 anyone? (inc. hood & both caps) Wendy --- 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 . - 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 .
