Hi, I have an all manual SLR, the tiny Pentax MX. I've been using my Pentax 35mm f/2 and 100mm f/2.8 combo with great success. This combination amazingly does the job most of the time for all sort of picture taking! Although dubious at first, the 100mm has an amazing reach and yet still leave me far enough from the subject (I can even enlarge and crop to get a *virtual* 135mm or even 200mm range ;-). So as you can see, my camera and I travel extremely light ;-). I do use zoom lens almost exclusively on my PZ-1 body (currently either my SMC Pentax-F 35-105mm or my funky SMC 28-80 FA Taiwanese made.)
A few years ago, I started to use my Pentax 24mm f/2.8 as my standard lens more and more. I've recently coupled it with the 100mm. I'm now wondering if the range between 24mm and 100mm might be too far apart, though I haven't used this combo enough to encounter any problem yet. Would the 85mm f/2 makes a better pair for general purpose photography? I'm only afraid that 85mm might be a wee-bit too short? Or perhaps, the 15mm difference isn't something to worry about. Someone suggested a 28mm instead of 24mm. I have a mint Pentax-A 28mm f/2 that I would never part it, but is currently retired in the closet :-(. Years ago, I found it neither fish or fowl when using by itself. I still use it for existing light photo now and then (the last time being in Hearst Castle). Should I reconsider? I'm **not** considering a zoom with this question as I use prime lenses only on my MX. Thanks for your combo advices ;-). Ron B[ee] - 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 .
